Written answers
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Department of Health and Children
Departmental Reports
5:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of reports and task forces set up and commissioned in her Department in 2007, 2008 and 2009; the reason for each report; the number of reports completed; and the cost of each in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2629/10]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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Between January 2007 and April 2009, a total of 28 reports were commissioned by my Department, of which 25 have been completed. The information requested by the Deputy concerning costs and the reason for these reports is set out as follows. Information in respect of the period May to December 2009 is currently being collated by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.
Reports commissioned in 2007
| Name of Report | Cost (€) |
| Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2007 | € 10,576 |
| Doherty Report on Breast Radiology Services at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise | Nil |
| Fitzgerald Report on Breast Radiology Services at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise | Nil |
| Independent Inquiry into the tragic deaths of the Dunne Family in Monageer, Co. Wexford | € 212,454 |
| National Children's Advisory Council (NCAC) – Report on Youth Café Provision | € 63,023 |
| National Oral Health Policy | Costs ascertained when report completed |
| Quality Assessment of the Value for Money Review of the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000 - 2006 | € 2,995 |
| Report of the Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance | € 299,334 |
| Research commissioned on : The Physical Chastisement of Children by Parents | € 126,723 |
| Review of the Operation of the Mental Health Act 2001 – Findings and Conclusions | Nil |
| Round Table discussion on the financial abuse of older people | € 3,000 |
| Teenagers' Views on Solutions to Alcohol Misuse | € 55,257 |
| Vaccine Damage Steering Group | € 11,048 |
Reports commissioned in 2008
| Name of Report | Cost (€) |
| National Children's Advisory Council (NCAC) – End of Term Report 2005 – 2008 | Nil |
| Report of the Independent Pharmacy Pricing Body | € 41,497 |
| Strategic Plan for the St. Ultan's Children's Project | € 14,702 |
| Study of certain Accounting Issues within the Health Service Executive | € 54,450 |
| A Directory of Health Research Undertaken on Children (0-17 years) | € 60,148 |
| National Men's Health Policy 2008 - 2013 | € 20,604 |
| Evaluation Report on a programme of inclusion for marginalised young people, established by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. | € 15,727 |
| Phase III of a Qualitative Longitudinal Study of Homeless Youth in Dublin | € 22,000 |
| Report of the Commission established to provide an independent assessment of how a 35 hour week can be achieved for nurses | € 397,540 |
| Research on young carers in the Irish population | € 108,476 |
| Review of Protecting our Future: Working Group on Elder Abuse 2002 | € 66,460 |
| Review of circumstances surrounding the elapse of time in bringing to completion the Western Health Board inquiry into allegations of abuse in the Brothers of Charity Services, Galway. | € 21,015 |
| Third Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Group on 'A Vision for Change' - the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy | € 16,154 |
Reports commissioned up to April 2009
| Name of Report | Cost (€) |
| Value for Money and Policy Review of Disability Services | € 16,939 to date (report is not yet completed). |
| Expert Group on Resource Allocation in the Health Sector | The work of the Expert Group is not yet completed and therefore the cost is not yet available. |
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