Brendan Howlin
Ceist:155 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Health the cost of each public education programme undertaken by his Department during the years 1985 to 1989, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Public Education Programmes Funding.
Public education programmes funded by my Department encompasses a range of themes and are undertaken by statutory and voluntary bodies as well as by the health promotion unit of my Department which was established in 1988. Prior to the transfer of its function to the health promotion unit the Health Education Bureau was responsible for health education. In addition, health education programmes are operated by health boards within the functional area of individual boards which respond to local needs and priorities.
The information is not readily available in the format requested by the Deputy for the years 1985 to 1987 when the Health Education Bureau was responsible for health education but I have asked my Department to try to extract the relevant figures for the major programmes during those years and I will pass these on to the Deputy when they are available. The following is a breakdown of expenditure by the programme during the years 1988 and 1989.
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Year |
Agency |
Programme |
Cost (£) |
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1988 |
Health Promotion Unit |
Health Education Programmes |
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Anti-smoking |
48,000 |
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AIDS Awareness |
110,000 |
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Measles, Mumps & Rubella (immunisation) |
234,000 |
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Cleanwatch (Food Hygiene) |
145,000 |
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Solvent Abuse |
3,000 |
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National Day on Ageing |
21,000 |
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Youth and Schools Programmes |
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Drug Questions — Local Answers? |
9,000 |
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Information |
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Support for voluntary organisations |
94,000 |
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Printing of literature |
105,000 |
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Conferences, exhibitions, etc |
7,000 |
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Community Health Protection |
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Child Health pilot project |
300 |
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Drugs Awareness |
700 |
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Research on health promotion/education programmes and their effectiveness |
28,000 |
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Health Boards |
A range of health education/health promotion programmes were conducted by individual health boards having regard to the particular priorities and identified needs at local level. |
294,000 |
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|
1989 |
Health Promotion |
Health Education Programmes |
|
|
Unit |
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Anti-smoking |
260,000 |
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AIDS Awareness |
28,000 |
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Measles, Mumps & Rubella (immunisation) |
150,000 |
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|
Cleanwatch (food hygiene) |
30,000 |
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Solvent Abuse |
9,000 |
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|
Youth and Schools Programmes |
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Drug Questions — Local Answers? |
1,000 |
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Schools seminar |
2,000 |
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Health Board schools programme |
10,000 |
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Drink Awareness for Youth |
10,500 |
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Information |
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Support for voluntary organisations |
33,000 |
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Printing of literature |
151,000 |
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Conferences, exhibitions etc |
7,000 |
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Community Health Protection |
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Kilkenny Health Project |
180,000 |
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Child Health Pilot Project |
1,000 |
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Research into health promotion/education programmes and their effectiveness |
42,000 |
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Health Boards |
290,000 |