Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Health
Departmental Expenditure
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on drivers and Ministerial transport since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37592/12]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The total amount spent by my Department on drivers and Ministerial transport for myself and two Ministers of State since February 2011 is €340,228.75.
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department, including payments from Ministerial allowances, details of the consultants employed and costs of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37624/12]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The total amount spent on reports by my Department during the period concerned amounts to €791,432. Details of the individual reports are provided in the attached document.
Health is an extremely complex environment involving a broad spectrum of services for the entire population. The nature, cost and burgeoning demand for services require that a strong emphasis be placed on the evidence base for policy and resource usage.
The commissioning of external reports is very much part of a modern and effective administrative system and helps to inform the development of policy, regulation and legislation for the health sector as well as serving the public interest. There is, and will continue to be, a need for objective, independent and expert review and evaluation of health services and health outcomes into the future.
| Title / subject matter of report | Persons drafting report | Costs to date € |
|---|---|---|
| Illicit Drug Markets in Ireland | Author: Mr. Johnny Connolly, Research Officer, Health Research Board Editor: Ms. Winifred Power | 10,000 4,930 |
| National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) Annual Report 2010 | Translator: Ariel Killick, Translation of NACD 2010 Annual report | 813 |
| An Overview of New Psychoactive Substances and the Outlets Supplying Them (Headshop report) | Editor: Brenda O’Hanlon (published June 2011) First Impression/Clever Cat Design (design and layout) | 1,313 4,812 |
| Parental Substance Misuse – Literature Review. Main report | Author: Dr. Justine Horgan, Senior Researcher, NACD Editor: Mr. David Quinn, Swiftwrite Ovo (report design and layout) | 880 1,694 |
| Parental Substance Misuse - Key Messages and Recommendations | Author: Dr. Justine Horgan, Senior Researcher, NACD. Ovo (design, layout and printing) | 1,192 |
| Responding to Challenges of Substance Use Among Young People | Author: Ms. Peigin Doyle, Writer/Editor/Publicist | 1,512 |
| The Potency of THC in Cannabis Products (Working Paper Series, No. 1) | Author: Ms Colette Arnold, Forensic Science Laboratory Ovo (Working paper series design, layout, printing) | 841 |
| Research into methods and data sources for the estimation of prevalence of problematic opiate and cocaine use in Ireland (Working Paper Series, No. 2) | Commissioned by NACD. Work carried out by Gannon, Hay & McKell. Paid for prior to February 2011 Clever Cat Design (report design, layout, printing) | 1,065 |
| Protocol for National Substance Misuse Rehabilitation Cohort Study (Working Paper Series, No. 3) | Commissioned by NACD. Work carried out by Gannon, Hay & McKeganey. Paid for prior to February 2011 Clever Cat Design (report design, layout, printing) | 830 |
| A Family Affair – Supporting Children Living with Parental Substance Misuse. A Report of the Conference | Author: Ms. Peigin Doyle, Writer/Editor/Publicist Ovo (report design and layout) | 2,602 553 |
| General Population Survey on Drug Prevalence 2010/11 Technical report | Work carried out by IPOS MORI. Paid for prior February 2011 Publisher: CleverCat (design and layout) | 423 |
| Study on the prevalence of drug use, including intravenous drug use and blood borne viruses among the Irish prisoner population | Authors: Dr. A. Drummond, Dr. M. Codd, Ms N. Donnelly, Mr. D. McCausland, Dr. J Mehegan, L.Daly and Professor C. Kelleher | 115,859 |
| Health Behaviour in School Children Report (HBSC) | External (Health Promotion Research Centre-NUI Galway) | 100,641 |
| School Survey Project on Alcohol and Drugs (ESPAD) | External ( Mark Morgan, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin) | 22,687 |
| National Narcolepsy Study Steering Committee Report – Study of increase incidence of narcolepsy in young people following receipt of H1N1 (Swine Flu) vaccination | HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre – Dr Darina O’Flanagan (Chair of Steering Committee) | Nil |
| Positive ageing: indicators of well-being in older people | Health Research Board | Nil |
| Towards a Restraint Free Environment in Nursing Homes – a Policy Document | Geraldine Fitzpatrick PO (Chair), Michael Smith, AP, Sheila O'Malley, Chief Nursing Advisor, Marita Kinsella, Chief Pharmacist, Noreen Quinn, Pharmacist, Dr Colette Bonner, DCMO, (all DoH); Dr Shaun O’Keeffe, Geriatrician, University College Hospital Galway; Ann Ryan, Inspector Manager, & Vicky Blomfield, Regional Operations Manager, both HIQA; Suzanne Cahill, Director of Dementia Services Information and Development Centre's research programme at Trinity College Dublin; Ann Coyle, Planning Specialist for Older People, HSE; Sinéad Fitzpatrick, Practice Development Facilitator & Vena Doyle, Practice Development Facilitator, Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) | Department paid for printing and translation costs - 2,075 |
| High Level Issues Analysis of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme | Accenture | No costs incurred |
| Strategic Framework for Role Expansion of Nurses and Midwives: Promoting Quality Patient Care | Sheila O’Malley (Chief Nursing Officer in this Dept. who retired February 2012) and Steering Group with members from various outside agencies. | 8,567 (printing costs) |
| National Policy & Strategy for the Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland 2011 - 2015 | Drafted by Department Staff – James O’Grady – now retired Editing and Proofing by Ms. Carole Devanney Formatting, Design & Printing by Brunswick Press | Cost for editing and proofing 2,890 Cost for formatting, design and printing of 200 copies 6,738 |
| Commissioned to undertake a review of the Irish private health insurance market in relation to the options which may exist for rebalancing. | Goodbody Stockbrokers and Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors | 300,080 |
| Further Analysis of Options in relation to the restructuring of the Private Health Insurance Market | Goodbody Stockbrokers and Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors | Not currently available |
| Review of Parliamentary and Legislative Processes by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform | Report drafted by Mr Owen Jacob, Principal Officer, Business Consulting Unit, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform – Assistance was provided by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) | 18,020 (PWC) |
| All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) | UCD, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science | 139,000 paid in 2011. |
| Evaluation of the Suboxone Feasibility Study | Create Consultancy Ltd. External Consultants | A total of 10,863 was spent in 2011. |
| Development of a Model of Demand and Supply of GP and Practice Nurse Services in the Republic of Ireland | Trinity College Dublin | 30,552 |
TOTAL | €791,432 |
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