Gay Mitchell
Question:186 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the task forces, committees, review groups, tribunals, inquiries and similar bodies set up by his Department during the term of this Government. [6915/02]
Written Answers. - Departmental Bodies.
The following is the information requested by the Deputy:
Enterprise Liability Advisory Group
"No Fault" Compensation Advisory Group
Towards a Tobacco Free Society Group
Steering Committee to oversee the study of the Nursing and Midwifery Resource
National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (Statutory Body)
Nursing Education Forum
Monitoring Committee to oversee the implementation of the Commission on Nursing
High level Committee on Empowerment of Nurses: Agenda for Change
Working Group on the Effective Utilisation of the Professional Skills of Nurses and Midwives
Nursing and Midwifery Research Strategy Group
Paediatric Nurse Education Review Group
The Midwifery Forum
The Working Group on Recruitment and Retention of Nursing Staff in the Dublin Area
The National Implementation Committee on Pre-Registration Nursing Education
Inter-Departmental Steering Committee on Pre-Registration Nurse Education
The National Paediatric Nursing Advisory Forum
Best Practice Guidance on International Nursing Recruitment
Paediatric Nurse Teacher Working Group
Special Midwifery Forum
Health Insurance Authority
A number of groups were established as an input to the development of the Health Strategy Quality and Fairness viz.
–Steering Group
–Project Team
–Consultative Forum
–Inter-Departmental Group
Inter-Departmental Group at assistant secretary level to oversee the preparation of the National Children's Strategy – established in July 1999 and strategy launched in November 2000
National Children's Advisory Council established in May 2001 with an independent advisory role on the implementation of the National Children's Strategy
Dáil na nÓg was convened for the first time as a forum for children to raise and debate issues of concern to them and influence public policy making. Dáil na nÓg will be held once a year
Working Group on Patient Escorts
Working Group on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Sub-Group of Working Group on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to examine the needs of 16-18 year olds
Working Group to examine needs assessment for Carers
Working Group on Elder Abuse
National Advisory Committee on Palliative Care
Expert Group on Design Guides for Specialist Palliative Care Settings
Heart Health Task Force
Advisory Forum on Cardiovascular Health
Coronary Heart Attack Ireland Register
Task Force on Alcohol
National Committee on Breast Feeding
Expert Group on Hepatitis C
National Blood User's Group
National Blood Strategy Implementation Group
Haemophilia Product Selection Group
Springboard Family Support Pilot Projects Monitoring Committee
Teen Parents Support Pilot Initiative Monitoring Committee
Working Group on Foster Care
Working Group on the Review of the Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations, 1996 and (Amendment) Regulations, 1997
Steering Committee to oversee the development of the Social Services Inspectorate
The National Committee on Standards in Children's Residential Homes
The National Committee on Standards in Special Care
Working Group to develop guidelines on the use of single separation in special care units
Senior Managers Resource Group (on the development of high support and special care units)
Working Group to develop Standards in Foster Care
The Social Services Inspectorate Process Committee
Interim Special Residential Services Board
Special Residential Services Board
The Forum on Medical Manpower
Health Service Quality Assurance Group
Health Services National Partnership Forum
Review Group on Health Service Care Staff
Inter-Agency Group on the Increased Output of Training Places for Certain Professional Therapists
Forum on Registration of Complementary and Alternative Therapists
National Social Work Forum
Joint Committee on Child Care Worker Profession
Audiology Working Group
Forum on Fluoridation
Joint Department of Health and Children/Health Boards Service Plans Working Group
Joint Department of Health and Children- Health Boards Service Plans Steering Group
Materials Management Implementation Group
Healthcare Materials Management Board
Joint Department of Health and Children- Health Board Working Group on Medical Card Eligibility
Review of Medical Card Eligibility
Health Technology Assessment
Ad hoc Working Group on Economic Costing
Working Group on NAPS (National Anti-Poverty Strategy) and Health
The Pharmacy Review Group
National Co-ordinating Committee (NCC) on Training, Work and Employment
Working Group tasked with the preparation of a Code of Practice for Sheltered Work
Working Group tasked with examining the feasibility of introducing a "Cost of Disability" payment
The National Physical and Sensory Disability Database Committee
The National Physical and Sensory Disability Database Development Committee
Review Group on Home Support Services
Working Group on the Funding of Voluntary Organisations Providing Services to People with Physical and Sensory Disabilities
National Intellectual Disability Database Committee
National Monitoring Committee on Developments in Intellectual Disability Services
Implementation Committee –"Enhancing the Partnership"– Report of the Working Group on the Implementation of the Health Strategy in Relation to Persons with a Mental Handicap
Traveller Health Advisory Committee
Review Group on the Waiting List Initiative – this Group reported in 1998
The National Cancer Forum – established as an advisory body to the Minister. Second National Cancer Forum appointed November, 2000
Sub-Group to the National Cancer Forum for the Development of Services for Symptomatic Breast Disease – this Group reported in March, 2000
National Breast Screening Steering Committee – concluded April, 2000
Expert Group on Radiotherapy Services – work at an advanced stage
Top level Steering Group on Acute Hospital Services in Cork – This Group reported in July 2001 and has been reconstituted as an implementation group
Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction
Inter-Departmental Committee on Abortion (disbanded 1999)
Steering Group on Cervical Screening
National Tuberculosis Committee
Influenza Pandemic Committee
Expert Committee – Contingency Planning for Biological Threats
MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphloccus Aureus) Review Group (reconvened 1997)
North-South Study of MRSA in Ireland 1999
National Disease Surveillance Centre
National Task Force on medical staffing
The Criteria Committee for Chiropody-Podiatry
Implementation Group of the Standardised Framework for Intercountry Adoption Assessment.
Working Group to Review Child Abuse Guidelines
Inter-Departmental Group on the Implementation of Children First – National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children
Inter-Departmental Advisory Group on drafting White Paper on Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse
Steering Group on Child Care Management Information
The following Sub-Groups have recently been established under the National Cancer Forum:
Sub-Group on Generic Screening
Sub-Group on Generic Symptomatic
Disease
Sub-Group on Symptomatic Colorectal
Disease
Sub-Group on Genetics
Sub-Group on Evaluation and Outcomes
Sub-Group on Evidence Based Medicine
An Intra Agency Healthcare Forum was established in October 2001 as a means for the relevant health agencies to address matters of mutual interest in relation to medical education, training regulation and service delivery so that policy can be informed by a comprehensive understanding and discussion of the issues involved.