Vol. 475 No. 8
85 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Health the number of reports or studies which have been commissioned by him since his appointment; the cost of each report in each case; whether the report has been made publicly available; and if not, the reason therefor. [6123/97]
86 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants' reports commissioned by his Department since he took office; the number which have been completed; and the cost to date. [6139/97]
Limerick East): I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 86 together. The information requested is set out in the following schedule.
|
Studies Undertaken |
Consultant/Organisation |
Cost of Projects (including report) |
Reports/Study completed |
Status of Reports/Study |
|
£ |
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|
Information Technology report in respect of the Department of Health/Irish Pharmaceutical Union agreement |
Ernst & Young |
90,000 |
1 |
For use within the Department, and forms part of the implementation of the Information Technology aspects of this Agreement |
|
Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Pricing Agreement |
TCD |
45,000 |
1 |
For use within the Department of policy review purposes |
|
Evaluation of Proposals to establish Pharmacoeconomic Research Unit |
DCU |
2,250 |
1 |
For use within the Department of policy review purposes |
|
G.P. Drug Target Scheme Evaluation |
Cork University Hospital |
75,000 |
1 |
For use within the Department of policy review purposes |
|
Design of Study and processing of data for National Survey of General Practice |
UCG |
14,460 |
1 |
The results of the surveys are currently being analysed and the publication of this analysis will be discussed with the Irish College of General Practitioners |
|
Children's Rights Alliance Study |
Children's Rights Alliance |
10,000 |
1 |
Published |
|
Focus Ireland Study |
Focus Ireland |
15,000 |
1 |
Published |
|
Assessing Nursing Practice |
Oliver Morgan |
3,000 |
1 |
Report is for use within the Department, and for the enhancement and development of nurse evaluation practices |
|
Nursing Evaluation |
Southampton University |
28,000 |
1 |
Report is for use within the Department, and for the enhancement and development of nurse evaluation practices |
|
Nurse Study Project-Royal Hospital, Donnybrook |
Enda Cobain |
60,000 |
1 |
Report is for use within the Department, and for the enhancement and development of nurse evaluation practices |
|
Review of Nursing Applications Centre |
Price Waterhouse |
56,000 |
1 |
Report is for use within the Department, and for the enhancement and development of nurse evaluation practices |
|
Report on Personal Services to Disabled |
Mr. Michael Bruton |
9,790 |
1 |
Published |
|
Report of Nutrition Advisory group |
Nutrition Advisory Group |
43,500 |
1 |
Published |
|
BSE Reports |
Food Safety Advisory Board (FSAB) |
590 |
2 |
One Report published, the second will be published later this year |
|
Report on infant feeding |
FSAB |
5,000 |
— |
Report being completed |
|
Surveillance of Food-borne and Zoonotic Disease |
FSAB |
13,200 |
1 |
This report was commissioned by the FSAB to examine the systems in place for the assessment of zoonotic diseases |
|
National Food Consumption Survey |
FSAB/UCC/TCD |
45,000 |
— |
Report is being prepared |
|
Study of Fluoride in the Irish Diet |
FSAB |
— |
— |
Report is being prepared |
|
Study of Fluoride in Fortifying Foods in relation to Neural Tube Defects |
FSAB |
— |
— |
Report is being prepared |
|
Literature review of Evaluation of Anti-Smoking Campaign |
UCG |
28,147 |
1 |
For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies |
|
Evaluation of AIDS Awareness Campaign |
UCG |
20,593 |
1 |
For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies |
|
Evaluation of Anti-Drugs Campaign |
UCG |
18,565 |
1 |
For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies |
|
Literature review of Workplace Health Promotion |
UCG |
5,042 |
1 |
For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies |
|
Evaluation of the National Healthy Week Campaign |
Lansdowne Market Research |
12,650 |
1 |
For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies |
|
Testing of Anti-Drugs Campaign |
Behaviour & Attitudes Ltd. |
11,800 |
1 |
For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies |
|
Testing of Anti-Smoking campaign and health promotion posters |
DTA Marketing Ltd. |
3,030 |
2 |
For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies |
|
Evaluation of Irish network of health promoting schools |
UCG |
5,000 |
1 |
For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies |
|
National Suicide Strategy |
Task Force on Suicide |
4,000 |
1 |
To be published |
|
Review of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
Dr. McCarthy |
41,641 |
— |
Report in progress, and is being prepared to advise on policy on development of Child/Adult Psychiatric Services |
|
Development of National Policy for Care of Mentally III |
Working Group |
— |
— |
Interim report is expected shortly |
|
Research of maternal baby bonding/post natal depression |
The Coombe Hospital (Dr. S. Barry) |
7,000 |
— |
Report is complete but not published, and its purpose is to determine the association between the incidence of Post-natal Depression and the occurrence of Maternal bonding in mothers |
|
Review and study of Acute Psychiatric bed use in the EHB area |
Eastern Health Board |
20,000 |
— |
This study is ongoing and is to determine whether there are sufficient beds to cope with demand |
|
Health Policy Research Studies |
ESRI |
122,000 |
6 |
Range of studies covering, inter alia, performance measurement, hospital utilisation and general practitioner services, for policy evaluation purposes within the Department |
|
Information Technology within Department of Health |
Several Organisations |
55,229 |
4 |
For use for the development of Information Technology within the Department |
|
Chemical Study-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
Irish Sudden Infant Death Association |
23,760 |
1 |
Published |
|
Medical Indemnity-Advice |
Mercer Fraser Ltd. |
115,553 |
2 |
For use within the Department as an aid to review of policy in relation to Medical Indemnity arrangements |
|
Casemix-Implementation of casemix programme in Irish hospitals |
Several organisations |
87,138 |
1 |
For use by the Department in the analysis and development of its Casemix Budget Model, in association with hospitals participating in the Casemix Programme |
|
Strategic Management Initiative |
Arthur Andersen |
26,015 |
1 |
For use by the Department in the development of a strategic management strategy |
|
Nursing Studies |
Vincent Millett & Assoc. |
14,068 |
1 |
For evaluation purposes within the Department |
|
Feasibility Study in Respect of the Establishment of Mental Handicap Institute |
TCD |
20,000 |
1 |
Published |
|
MRI Consultancy |
Prof. David Banta |
2,304 |
1 |
For use for evaluation purposes within the Department |
|
Personal Assistance Services Study |
UCG |
6,000 |
1 |
Published |
|
Review Group on Disability |
Review Group |
11,797 |
1 |
Published |
|
Status of Persons Disability Study |
via Department of Equality and Law Reform-Office of Public Management |
19,000 |
1 |
Published |
|
Child Health Services Study |
Michael Bruton |
14,000 |
1 |
Published |
|
Public Health Nursing Consultancy |
Kieran McKeown Ltd. |
6,350 |
1 |
For evaluation purposes within the Department |
|
Pregnancy Research |
TCD |
150,000 |
— |
Not yet complete |
|
Mental Handicap Services — Autism study |
Irish Society for Autism |
5,827 |
1 |
For policy development purposes within the Department |
|
Refugees Research |
The Refugee Agency |
7,000 |
1 |
Published |
|
Women's Health Plan |
CMC Ltd. |
1,500 |
— |
This was a commitment as part of the Partnership 2000, para. 5.13, and has been forwarded to Government |
|
Public Health vision project |
The Henley Centre |
5,142 |
1 |
For policy development purposes within the Department |
|
Pharmo-economic Research |
Mr. A. Foley |
2,250 |
1 |
Published |
|
Risk Management Information |
Merrett Health Risk Management Ltd. |
6,280 |
1 |
For use within the Department as part of a review of Medical Indemnity Scheme |
|
Study on Ambulance Service Response Times |
UCD |
23,000 |
1 |
For use within the Department as part of the Evaluation of Ambulance Response Times. Work is still in progress |
|
Hospital Utilisation (in six Accident and Emergency hospitals in Dublin) |
Eastern Health Board |
25,000 |
1 |
For use within the Department to evaluate emergency admissions to hospital beds |
|
National Council for the Elderly — Healthy Ageing Programme |
National Council for the Elderly |
113,000 |
— |
Report will be published in 1999 |
|
National Consultative Committee on Health Promotion — Sub-Committee on Young People |
National Consultative Committee on Health Promotion |
3,358 |
1 |
Report Published |
|
National Consultative Committee on Health Promotion — Sub-Committee on Workplace Health Promotion |
National Consultative Committee on Health Promotion |
— |
— |
Report will be published shortly |
