MEETING NO

DATE

SUBJECT

1

12 November 2002

Election of Chairperson

2

5 December 2002

Joint Committees 2003 Work Programme

3.

23 January 2003

Presentation by Department of Health & Children Officials on Alcohol Misuse by Young People

4.

13 February 2003

Presentation by members of the Board of the Breast-Check Programme on the proposed roll-out of the Programme beyond the existing operational area.

5.

20 February 2003

Presentation by the Midwifery Birth Alliance on Maternity Care Issues.

6.

6 March 2003

Presentation by the Medical Council on a proposed EU Directive regarding Professional Qualifications.

7.

20 March 2003

Discussion with Accident & Emergency Consultants on the effect high levels of alcohol consumption is having on Accident & Emergency Services nationwide.

8.

24 April 2003

Discussion with the Vintners Federation of Ireland and the Licensed Vintners Association regarding the high levels of alcohol consumption by young people.

9.

1 May 2003

Scrutiny of COM 2002 (494), a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Drug Percursors; briefing on COM 2002 (699), an adapted directive regarding Tobacco Advertising and a discussion on issues surrounding the SARS Virus.

10.

15 May 2003

Discussion with manufacturers and importers of alcohol products and with Mature Enjoyment of Alcohol in Society (MEAS) Ltd on the high levels of alcohol consumption by young people.

11.

22 May 2003

Presentations by the Irish Autism Alliance; the Irish Society for Autism and the Aspergers Syndrome of Ireland (ASPIRE) on progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in the published report of the Task Force on Autism (this meeting was held with the Joint Committee on Education & Science).

12.

29 May 2003

Presentation by Department of Health & Children Officials on progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in the Report on the Orthodontic Service in Ireland by the former Joint Committee on Health & Children

13

11 June 2003

Consideration of the draft Risk Equalisation Scheme, 2003

14.

12 June 2003

Presentation by the Irish Health Trade Association and the Association of Health Stores on a proposed EU Food Supplements Directive 2002/46EC.

15.

26 June 2003

Presentations by the Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Trinity College Dublin and the Dental Faculty, University College Cork on the Orthodontic Accreditation System and the System of training being pursued by the training institutions.

16.

10 July 2003

Presentation by members of the Forum on Fluoridation and Dr. Don McCauley, Dental Surgeon, the recommendations contained in the Report of the Forum on Fluoridation

17.

18 September 2003

Presentation by Consultant Rheumatologists on the present and future needs of Hospital Rheumatology Services.

18.

2 October 2003

Presentation by Consultant Neurologists on the present and future needs of Hospital Neurological Services.

19.

16 October 2003

Presentation by the Irish Arthritis Foundation and the Irish Society for Rheumatology on hospital Rheumatology Services and consideration of the Health Act 1970 (Section 76) Simpson’s Hospital Estate Act (Amendment) Order, 2003.

20.

30 October 2003

Discussion with members of the National Task Force on Medical Staffing on the Task Force’s recently published Report (Hanly Report).

21.

6 November 2003

Presentation by the Medical Defence Union on issues regarding insuring Medical Practitioners and the introduction of Enterprise Liability in the Irish public hospital system

22

27 November 2003

Discussion with Professor Niamh Brennan regarding the Report of the Commission on Financial Management and Control Systems in the Health Service (Brennan Report).

23

11 December 2003

Presentation by the Medical Protection Society on issues regarding insuring Medical Practitioners

24

17 December 2003

Consideration of the Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme, 2003.