Health

May 16th, 2012

Extension of deadline for receipt of the report of the Review Group on the National Paediatric Hospital

The Minister for Health Dr James Reilly has today (16th May 2012) agreed to an extension of the deadline for the receipt of the report of the Review Group…

May 8th, 2012

Minister Reilly announces publication of the Department of Health’s Statement of Strategy 2011-2014

The Minister for Health Dr. James Reilly TD announced today (8th May 2012) the publication of the Department of Health’s Statement of Strategy 2011-2014…

April 26th, 2012

Address by Ms Kathleen Lynch, T.D.,Minister of State, Department of Justice and Equality and Department of Health at the Annual Conference of the Prison Officers’ Association 26 April, 2012

Thank you for your kind invitation to address your annual conference. Unfortunately, due to his required attendance at an EU Justice and Home…

April 25th, 2012

Phased Introduction of Free GP Care

Ms Roisin Shortall TD, Minister of State for Primary Care today, (Wednesday 25th April), announced that the Government has given its approval to the preparation by the Department of Health of…

April 19th, 2012

Publication of Final Report of National Narcolepsy Study Steering Committee

Dr James Reilly T.D., Minister for Health, today (19th April 2012) published a study commissioned by his Department to investigate a possible association between narcolepsy and the vaccine Pandemrix®…

April 16th, 2012

Launch of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey 2010

Dr James Reilly TD, Minister for Health today, 16th April, 2012, launched the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey (HBSC) 2010. The HBSC is a cross-sectional study conducted in collaboration…

April 5th, 2012

Minister Lynch Announces New Appointments to the Mental Health Commission

Kathleen Lynch T.D., Minister for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People today (5th April 2012) announced appointments to the Mental Health Commission for the period 2012 – 2017…

April 4th, 2012

Minister Lynch welcomes the publication of the Mental Health Commission’s Annual Report for 2011

Ms Kathleen Lynch T.D., Minister for Disability, Equality, Mental Health & Older People today (Wednesday 4th April 2012) welcomed the publication of…

April 3rd, 2012

Press statement from the Department of Health

Health Minister James Reilly, and Minister for Older People Kathleen Lynch learned with regret of the deaths of six patients in a private….

April 1st, 2012

Statement by Jimmy Deenihan TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

James Reilly TD Minister for Health confirmed this weekend to Jimmy Deenihan TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, and Cllr. Mairead…

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