Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Department of Health and Children
Departmental Bodies
9:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the statutory bodies for which she has responsibility; and the date of establishment of each of these statutory bodies. [3093/08]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is as set out in the following table.
| Name of Statutory body | Establishment Date |
| An Bord Uchtála (the Adoption Board) | 01/01/1953 |
| An Board Altranais — The Nursing Board | Established 07/06/1952. Reconstituted under Section 6 of Nurses Act 1985 on 01/09/1986 |
| Children Acts Advisory Board (formerly Special Residential Services Board) | 23/07/2007 — CAAB |
| Consultative Council on Hepatitis C | 26/11/1996 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Agency | 02/10/2001 |
| Dental Council | 13/11/1985 |
| Drug Treatment Centre Board | 22/04/1988 |
| Dublin Dental Hospital Board | 17/07/1963 |
| Food Safety Authority of Ireland | 01/01/1999 |
| Food Safety Promotion Board Operates as safe food | Established under the British Irish Agreement Act 1999-02/12/1999 |
| Health Insurance Authority | 01/02/2001 |
| Health & Social Care Professionals Council | 20/03/2007 |
| Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office | 04/12/2006 |
| Health Research Board | 14/08/1986 |
| Health Service Executive | 01/01/2005 |
| HIQA | 15/05/2007 |
| Irish Blood Transfusion Service Board | 15/04/1965 |
| Irish Medicines Board | 01/01/1996 |
| Medical Council | Established under section 6 of Medical Practitioners Act 1978-commenced operation 01/04/1979 |
| Mental Health Commission | 01/04/2002 |
| National Cancer Screening Services Board | 01/01/2007 |
| National Cancer Registry Board | 04/02/1991 |
| National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery | 30/11/1999 |
| National Council on Aging and Older People | 19/03/1997 |
| National Haemophilia Council | 22/07/2004 |
| National Paediatric Hospital Development Board | 23/05/ 2007 |
| National Social Work Qualifications Board | 27/02/1997 |
| National Treatment Purchase Fund | 22/04/2004 |
| Office for Tobacco Control | Set up on an administrative basis in late 2000 pending legislation and received statutory status in 01/05/2002, with the enactment of section 2 of the Public Health (Tobacco) Act, 2002. |
| Opticians Board | 14/11/1956 |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland | Established 1875 — Reconstituted 21/05/2007 under 2007 Act |
| Poisons Council | 26/06/1961 |
| Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board | Established under section 39 of Medical Practitioners Act 1978 with effect from 07/03/1980 |
| Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council | 10/04/2000 |
| Women's Health Council | 25/06/1997 |
| Beaumont Hospital Board | 02/08/1977 |
| St James's Hospital Board | 11/06/1971 |
| Leopardstown Park Hospital Board | 31/03/1979 |
| St Luke's Hospital Board | 30/07/1999 |
| AMINCH – Adelaide & Meath Hospital Dublin incorporating The National Children's Hospital | 31/07/1996 |
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the annual operating cost for each of the past five years of each statutory body for which she has responsibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3108/08]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The figures requested are contained in the table below. In the period requested a number of bodies have ceased operations and a number of new bodies have been established. The Irish Health Services Accreditation Board has been integrated within the Health Information and Quality Authority. The former Special Residential Services Board is now known as the Children's Acts Advisory Board. The Economic and Social Research Institute and Comhairle na nOspidéal are now included within the Health Service Executive Vote 40.
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