Committee Reports::Annual Report of the Joint Committee on Health and Children, 2007::29 April, 2007::Report

APPENDIX 5

Meetings of the Joint Committee

MEETING NO


DATE


SUBJECT


1


11 January 2007


Private Meeting


2


18 January 2007


Discussions with (1) Irish Endocrine Society on shared care for diabetes patients.


   

(2) Cystic Fibrosis Association, on progress made by the CF Working Group chaired by the HSE.


3


25 January 2007


Discussions with Officials from the Department of Health and Children and the HSE on the filling of consultants posts.


4


31 January 2007


Discussions with the SDLP on North/South issues relating to Health and Social Care.


5


1 February 2007


(1) Discussions with Officials from the Department of Health and Children and the HSE on Public Orthodontic Services and (2) Motion re. Emerging industrial unrest between the Health Service Executive and the nursing and midwifery unions, the Nurses Organisation and Psychiatric Nurses Association.


6


8 February 2007


Discussions with the Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health on water fluoridation in Ireland.


7


15 February 2007


Quarterly discussions with the Minister for Health and Children and Prof. Drumm, Health Service Executive on Health issues.


8


1 March 2007


Discussions with the National Treatment Purchase Fund and Officials from the Department of Health and Children on the operation of the National Treatment Purchase Fund.


9


15 March 2007


Discussions with (1) Bodywhys on services available to parents of children with behavioural problems and (2) Officials from the HSE on parents of children with behavioural problems.


10


5 April 2007


Private Meeting.


11


25 April 2006


(1) Discussions with the All Ireland Cancer Foundation on the Issue of Cervical Cancer and


(2) Motion re. Total Fluoride Intake.