Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2008
188 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the process by which a hospital acquired infection becomes a notifiable disease; if she will provide a complete list of notifiable diseases; the infections she will add to this list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28077/08]
View answerUnder the Health Act 1947 the Minister for Health and Children may, by regulation, specify diseases which are infectious diseases. The current schedule of infectious diseases is contained in the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2003, (Statutory Instrument No. 707 of 2003) which came into force on 1 January 2004. I am arranging to have a copy of the schedule forwarded to the Deputy.
The schedule of notifiable diseases is reviewed on a periodic basis. Changes to the regulations are based on recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).
