Written answers
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Department of Health and Children
Departmental Reports
6:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of external reports and reviews commissioned by her Department in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; if she will name each report and review; if she will outline the spending on external reports and reviews in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42287/10]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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A total of 61 reports and reviews were commissioned by my Department during the years in question. The remainder of the information requested by the Deputy is set out below. 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 |
| 2008 - National Strategy for Service User Involvement in the Irish Health Service 2008 - 2013 | € 3,670 |
| Evaluation of the Comhairle na nÓg Development Fund 2008 - 2009 | € 39,982 |
| 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 in 2009
| Name of Report | Cost (€) |
| Value for Money and Policy Review of Disability Services | € 30,940 |
| Report of the Expert Group on Resource Allocation and Financing in the Health Sector | €71,657 |
| Evaluation of the use of resources in the national population-based cancer screening programme and associated services | Nil |
| Health in Ireland - Key Trends 2009 | €5,647 |
| Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2009 | €16,080 |
| Action Plan for Health Research 2009-2013 | €6,623 |
| National Policy and Strategy for the Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services 2010 – 2015. | € 7,040 (estimated) |
| A Quantitative Tool for Workforce Planning in Healthcare: Example Simulations | Nil |
| An Integrated Workforce Planning Strategy for the Health Services 2009-2012 | Nil |
| A Review of Practice Development in Nursing and Midwifery in the Republic of Ireland and the Development of a Strategic Framework | €30,000 |
| Teenage Mental Health: What helps and what hurts? Report on the Outcome of Consultations with Teenagers on Mental Health | €18,933 |
| Value for Money and Policy Review of the Economic Cost and Charges associated with Private and Semi-Private Treatment Services in Public Hospitals | € 2,000 |
| IHR External Assessment Group Report: International Health Regulations, 2009 | Nil |
| Research Study on National Strategies for Older People | €21,780 |
| National Cardiovascular Policy Group | €44,484 |
| Working Group to develop a National Substance Misuse Strategy | Nil |
| Report of the Implementation Group on Alcohol Misuse | Nil |
| Tackling Chronic Disease - A Policy Framework for the Management of Chronic Diseases | €3,600 |
| Compensation for Thalidomide Survivors. | Nil |
| Evaluation of the Comhairle na nÓg Development Fund 2009-2010. | Costs to date: €15,125 |
| Consultation process with children living in the Care of the state as recommended in the Ryan Report . | Costs to date: € 87,460 |
| Evaluation of the Dáil na nÓg Council | € 6,210 |
| Report of the Health Insurance Authority to the Minister on Risk Equalisation . | Nil |
Reports commissioned in 2010
| Name of Report | Cost (€) |
| Drogheda Review - independent review in relation to Mr. Michael Shine | Estimated: €146,000 |
| Independent Child Death Review Group | Estimated: €150,000 |
| Evaluation of the Suboxone Feasibility Study | €17,500 |
| Compensation for Thalidomide Survivors | Nil |
| Value for Money and Policy Review (VFMPR) of Disability Services | €30, 940 |
| Report of the Working Group on the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Mainstream Pre-School Settings | Nil |
| Working Group on Sport Sponsorship by the Alcohol Industry | Nil |
| Tobacco Policy Review Group | Not completed - cost not yet available |
| Health in Ireland – Key Trends in 2010 | Estimated: €4,177 |
| Fourth Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Group on 'A Vision for Change' - the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy | €18,896 |
| Strategic Framework for Role Expansion of Nurses and Midwives: Promoting Quality Care | Not completed - cost not yet available |
| National Data and Research Strategy on Children's Lives | Nil |
| Ethics in Children'sResearch | Nil |
| Dáil na nÓg Council research into Social Personal and Health Education and Relationships and Sexuality Education Provision, 'Lifeskills Matter: Not just Points' | € 17,052 |
| Audit of Children and Young People's Participation | €31,107 |
| Proposed Model for Reference Pricing and Generic Substitution | Nil |
| Value for Money and Policy Review of the Economic Cost and Charges Associated with Private and Semi-Private Treatment Services in Public Hospitals | € 2,000 |
| Review of VHI Claims Cost Control | €220,902 |
| Consultation Report to Minister on Risk Equalisation | Nil |
| Consultation Report to Minister on Minimum Benefits | Nil |
| Towards a Restraint Free Environment | Not completed - cost not yet available |
| Interim evaluation of the Youth in Action Programme 2007 - 2013 | € 49,092 |
| Health Technology Assessment - Prion Filtration | Not completed - cost not yet available |
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