Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 September 2009
359 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the examination that her Department has undertaken of the documentation on the Management of Sex Offenders published by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; her plans to implement policy relating to this document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30401/09]
View answerThis issue has been brought to the attention of the Health Service Executive by my Department. Implementation of policy relevant to the health service on foot of this report falls to the HSE and the HSE has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy in regard to its remit.
360 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of forensic medical examiners employed in hospitals here who work with victims of sexual assaults; the hospitals where same are employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30415/09]
View answer361 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the average length of time it takes for a victim of sexual assault to get to a sexual assault treatment unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30416/09]
View answer362 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the rate of cases of sexual assault treated in sexual assault treatment units per 100,000 in each Health Service Executive area; the national average of sexual assaults per 100,000 of the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30417/09]
View answer363 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding increasing the standardisation of existing services for sexual assault treatments in management procedures, personnel issues, support workers, scope of services offered, monitoring guidelines, national guidelines, inter-referral pathways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30418/09]
View answer365 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children if medico-legal reports in sexual assault treatment units are automatically taped following forensic medical examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30421/09]
View answer366 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children if progress has been made in the collation, analysis, and publication of annual statistics on sexual assaults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30422/09]
View answer369 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children if professional accredited training programmes for doctors on the treatment of victims of rape or sexual assault, medico-legal documentation, court-room appearance, and psychological consequences of rape or sexual assault have been established; the level of uptake on these programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30425/09]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 360 to 363, inclusive, 365, 366 and 369 together.
As the Deputy's questions relate to a service matter they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
