Written answers
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Department of Health
Departmental Reports
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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588. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from Ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2363/14]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Information for the period from March 2011 to October 2012 is attached. Information for the period from November 2012 to date is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
| Title / subject matter of report | Persons drafting report | € Costs to date | Has the report been completed? |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) Annual Report 2010 | Translator: Ariel Killick, Translation of NACD 2010 Annual report | 813 | Report completed. Published 05/2011 |
| 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 | Report completed. Published 06/2011 |
| 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 | Report completed. Published 10/2011 |
| Parental Substance Misuse - Key Messages and Recommendations | Author: Dr. Justine Horgan, Senior Researcher, NACD. Ovo (design, layout and printing) | 1,192 | Report completed. Published 10/2011 |
| Responding to Challenges of Substance Use Among Young People | Author: Ms. Peigin Doyle, Writer/Editor/Publicist | 1,512 | Report completed. Published 11/2011 |
| 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 | Report completed. Published 11/2011 |
| 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 | Report completed. Published 12/2011 |
| 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 | Report completed Published 12/2011 |
| 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 | Report completed Published 01/2012 |
| General Population Survey on Drug Prevalence 2010/11 Technical report | Work carried out by IPSOS MORI. Paid for prior February 2011 Publisher: CleverCat (design and layout) | 423 | Reported completed Published 02/2012 |
| 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 | Report completed, not yet published. |
| Illicit Drug Markets in Ireland | Author: Mr. Johnny Connolly, Research Officer, Health Research Board Editor: Ms. Winifred Power | 10,000 4,930 | Report not yet completed. Currently at copy-editing stage. |
| Health Behaviour in School Children Report (HBSC) | External (Health Promotion Research Centre-NUI Galway) | 100,641 | Yes |
| School Survey Project on Alcohol and Drugs (ESPAD) | External ( Mark Morgan, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin) | 22,687 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes. Report was published on Department’s website in April 2012 |
| Positive ageing: indicators of well-being in older people | Health Research Board | Nil | Report not yet completed. |
| Towards a Restraint Free Environment in Nursing Homes – a Policy Document | Drafted by Department Staff and Steering Group with members from various external agencies Geraldine Fitzpatrick PO (Chair) | Department paid for printing and translation costs 2,075 | Yes and published 4 October 2011 |
| High Level Issues Analysis of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme | Accenture | No costs incurred | Yes |
| 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) | Yes |
| 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 | Yes - Published Dec 2011 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Further Analysis of Options in relation to the restructuring of the Private Health Insurance Market | Goodbody Stockbrokers and Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors | Not available as yet | Draft report under consideration |
| 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) | Yes |
| All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) | UCD, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science | 139,000 paid in 2011. | Yes |
| Evaluation of the Suboxone Feasibility Study | Create Consultancy Ltd. External Consultants | A total of 10,863 was spent in 2011. | Yes |
| Financial Report on the HSE | Mark Ogden | €15,851 | Yes |
| Development of a Model of Demand and Supply of GP and Practice Nurse Services in the Republic of Ireland | Trinity College Dublin | 30,552 | Yes |
| Financial Management in the HSE | PA Consulting | 182,980 | Yes |
| - | TOTAL | €990,263 | - |
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