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Departmental Reports

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Ceisteanna (1628)

Seán Fleming

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1628. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department, including payments from ministerial allowances, details of the consultants employed and costs of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37624/12]

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The total amount spent on reports by my Department during the period concerned amounts to €791,432. Details of the individual reports are provided in the following table.

Health is an extremely complex environment involving a broad spectrum of services for the entire population. The nature, cost and burgeoning demand for services require that a strong emphasis be placed on the evidence base for policy and resource usage.

The commissioning of external reports is very much part of a modern and effective administrative system and helps to inform the development of policy, regulation and legislation for the health sector as well as serving the public interest. There is, and will continue to be, a need for objective, independent and expert review and evaluation of health services and health outcomes into the future.

Title / subject matter of report

Persons drafting report

Costs to date

          €

Illicit Drug Markets in Ireland

Author:  Mr. Johnny Connolly, Research Officer, Health Research Board

Editor:  Ms. Winifred Power 

 10,000

   4,930

National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) Annual Report 2010

Translator:  Ariel Killick, Translation of NACD 2010 Annual report

    813

An Overview of New Psychoactive Substances and the Outlets Supplying Them (Headshop report)

Editor:  Brenda O’Hanlon

(published June 2011)

First Impression/Clever Cat Design (design and layout)

  1,313

 

 4,812

Parental Substance Misuse – Literature Review.  Main report

Author:  Dr. Justine Horgan, Senior Researcher, NACD

Editor:  Mr. David Quinn, Swiftwrite

Ovo (report design and layout)

 

  

880

  

1,694

Parental Substance Misuse - Key Messages and Recommendations

Author:  Dr. Justine Horgan, Senior Researcher, NACD.

 

Ovo (design, layout and printing)

  1,192

Responding to Challenges of Substance Use Among Young People

Author:  Ms. Peigin Doyle, Writer/Editor/Publicist

1,512

The Potency of THC in Cannabis Products

(Working Paper Series, No. 1)

Author:  Ms Colette Arnold, Forensic Science Laboratory

Ovo (Working paper series design, layout, printing)

      841

Research into methods and data

sources for the estimation of

prevalence of problematic opiate

and cocaine use in Ireland (Working Paper Series, No. 2)

Commissioned by NACD. Work carried out by Gannon, Hay & McKell. Paid for prior to February 2011

Clever Cat Design (report design, layout, printing)

   1,065

Protocol for National Substance Misuse Rehabilitation Cohort Study (Working Paper Series, No. 3)

Commissioned by NACD. Work carried out by Gannon, Hay & McKeganey. Paid for prior to February 2011

Clever Cat Design (report design, layout, printing)

  

830

A Family Affair – Supporting Children Living with Parental Substance Misuse.  A Report of the Conference

Author:  Ms. Peigin Doyle, Writer/Editor/Publicist

Ovo (report design and layout)

    2,602

     553

General Population Survey on Drug Prevalence 2010/11

Technical report

Work carried out by IPOS MORI. Paid for prior February 2011

Publisher:  CleverCat (design and layout)

     

423

Study on the prevalence of drug use, including intravenous drug use and blood borne viruses among the Irish prisoner population

Authors:  Dr. A. Drummond, Dr. M. Codd, Ms N. Donnelly, Mr. D. McCausland, Dr. J Mehegan, L.Daly and Professor C. Kelleher

   115,859

Health Behaviour in School Children Report (HBSC)

External (Health Promotion Research Centre-NUI Galway)

100,641

 

School Survey Project on Alcohol and Drugs (ESPAD)

External

( Mark Morgan, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin)

 22,687

 

National Narcolepsy Study Steering Committee Report – Study of increase incidence of narcolepsy in young people following receipt of H1N1 (Swine Flu) vaccination

HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre – Dr Darina O’Flanagan (Chair of Steering Committee)

Nil

Positive ageing: indicators of well-being in older people

Health Research Board

Nil

Towards a Restraint Free Environment in Nursing Homes – a Policy Document

Geraldine Fitzpatrick PO (Chair),

Michael Smith, AP, Sheila O'Malley, Chief Nursing Advisor,

Marita Kinsella, Chief Pharmacist,

Noreen Quinn, Pharmacist,

Dr Colette Bonner, DCMO, (all DoH);

Dr Shaun O’Keeffe, Geriatrician, University College Hospital Galway; Ann Ryan, Inspector Manager, &

Vicky Blomfield, Regional Operations Manager, both HIQA;

Suzanne Cahill, Director of  Dementia Services Information and Development Centre's research programme at Trinity College Dublin;

Ann Coyle, Planning Specialist for Older People, HSE;

Sinéad Fitzpatrick, Practice Development Facilitator &

Vena Doyle, Practice Development Facilitator, Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI)

Department paid for printing and translation costs - 2,075      

High Level Issues Analysis of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Accenture

No costs incurred

Strategic Framework for Role Expansion of Nurses and Midwives: Promoting Quality Patient Care

Sheila O’Malley (Chief Nursing Officer in this Dept. who retired February 2012) and Steering Group with members from various outside agencies.

8,567

 (printing costs)

National Policy & Strategy for the Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland 2011 - 2015

Drafted by Department Staff – James O’Grady – now retired

Editing and Proofing by Ms. Carole Devanney

Formatting, Design & Printing by Brunswick Press

Cost  for editing and proofing

2,890

Cost for formatting, design and printing of 200 copies 6,738

Commissioned to  undertake a review of the Irish private health insurance market in relation to the options which may exist for rebalancing.

Goodbody Stockbrokers and Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors

300,080

Further Analysis of Options in relation to the restructuring of the Private Health Insurance Market

Goodbody Stockbrokers and Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors

Not currently available

Review of Parliamentary and Legislative Processes by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Report drafted by Mr Owen Jacob, Principal Officer, Business Consulting Unit, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform – Assistance was provided by Price Waterhouse Coopers  (PWC)

18,020

 (PWC)

All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS)

UCD, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science

139,000

 paid in 2011.

Evaluation of the Suboxone Feasibility Study

Create Consultancy Ltd.

External Consultants

A total of  10,863 was spent in 2011.

Development of a Model of Demand and Supply of GP and Practice Nurse Services in the Republic of Ireland

Trinity College Dublin

30,552

 

TOTAL

€791,432

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