Health Care Policy

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 July 2016

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Questions (214)

Clare Daly

Question:

214. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will direct his officials to attend the International Congress for Integrative Health and Medicine in Berlin, Germany in 2017; if it would be of educational benefit for his officials to attend, given that none of his officials attended the International Congress for Integrative Health and Medicine in Stuttgart, Germany in May 2016, which was attended by representatives of 40 other countries. [21648/16]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The Department of Health engages with a range of international fora on an ongoing basis. The purpose of this engagement is to promote and protect Ireland’s interests on health policy and related matters, and to benefit from the expertise and best practice available internationally. All invitations to attend events abroad are given careful consideration, taking into account competing work pressures and resource constraints.