Committee Reports::Annual Report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food, 2003/4 and Work Programme 2005::01 May, 2005::Appendix

APPENDIX 5

Meetings of the Joint Committee

MEETING NO

DATE

SUBJECT

1

22 January 2004

Presentation by Department of Health & Children officials on the need for a National Diabetes Strategy.

2

5 February 2004

Presentation by Consultant Oncologists and Surgeons on the recommendations contained in the Report on the development of Oncology Services in Ireland.

3.

19 February 2004

Presentation by Consultant Orthodontists on progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in the report on “The Orthodontic Service in Ireland” undertaken by the Joint Committee on Health and Children in the 28th Dáil.

4.

26 February 2004

Presentations by the Mid-Western Health Board; the South-Eastern Health Board and the Western Health Board on the reasons why each Health Board did not spend all of its allocated budget in 2002 and 2003.

5.

4 March 2004

Presentation by the Diabetes Federation on the need for a National Diabetes Strategy.

6.

1st April 2004

Presentation by the Irish Pharmaceutical Union on the Community Pharmacy: Quality and Timely Access'.

7.

22nd April 2004

Presentation by the Irish College of Psychiatrists on the current and future implications of the lack of resources provided to the Mental Health Services.

8.

29th April 2004

Presentation on the Future of the Interim Health Service Executive and the National Steering Committee on the Health Reform Programme by the Executive Chairman.

9.

13th May 2004

Presentations by Department of Health & Children Officials on COM (2003) 831, COM (2004) 80 and COM (2004) 10.


Presentation by Professor Paul Connett on the recommendations contained in the Report of the Forum on Water Fluoridation.

10.

27th May 2004

Private Meeting.

11.

24th June 2004

Presentation by the Post Polio Supporters Group on the recommendations contained in it's recently published Report.

12.

8th July 2004

Presentation by Mr. Colm McCarthy, DKM Consultants, on a draft report for the Joint Committee on Restrictive Medical Training Practices In Ireland.


Presentation by Dr. John Martin, OECD, on the findings of the OECD Health Project.

13

22nd July 2004.

Presentation by the Irish Thoracic Society on the present and future implications of the burdens of lung disease and related illnesses.

14.

30th September 2004

Private Meeting

15.

14th October 2004

Presentations by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) and the Medical Defence Union (MDU) on Medical Litigation Issues.

16.

20th October 2004

Private Meeting.

17.

3rd November 2004

Private Meeting.

18.

17th November 2004.

Discussion with the Secretary-General of the Department of Health and Children regarding therecommendations contained in the recently published Report by the Post Polio Supporters Group.

19.

25th November 2004.

Presentation by Department of Health Officials and the Consultant who helped produce a feasibility study of an all-Ireland Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS).