Written answers
Tuesday, 21 November 2006
Department of Health and Children
Hospital Procedures
9:00 am
Shane McEntee (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedures in place in hospitals, health centres and Government offices to minimise the risk of Legionnaires' disease from showers, spray taps and ornamental fountains; if risk assessments have been carried out on all public buildings; if these risk assessments are available to the public and to staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38637/06]
Noel Treacy (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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The management of public health aspects of Legionnaires' disease is carried out in accordance with multidisciplinary guidance which was produced by the Health Service Executive â Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSE â HPSC) and covers the prevention, environmental health management, contact tracing and surveillance of cases of Legionnaires' disease in both hospital and community settings. This is available on the HPSC website at www.hpsc.ie. The operational aspects of the public health management or surveillance of Legionnaires' disease are handled as a matter of routine by the Health Service Executive.
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