Annual Report of the Elder Abuse National Implementation Group, 2006

Annual Report of the Elder Abuse National Implementation Group, 2006 The specific function of the Elder Abuse National Implementation Group (EANIG) is to overview the implementation of Protecting Our Future (Department of Health and Children, 2002) by various government agencies and other bodies. Protecting our Future became official health policy in November 2002. The group met on four occasions during 2006. I would like to thank the following members who retired from the Group for their hard work and contribution to the elder abuse programme: Ms Mary McDermott, Cllr Eibhlin Byrne, Mr Shay Costello, Ms Anne-Marie Ross and Mr Tom Leonard. A full list of current members is provided at Appendix A. Click here to download PDF 157kb

Report of the National Health Consultative Forum 2006

Report of the National Health Consultative Forum 2006 Ms. Mary Harney, T.D., the Minister for Health and Children convened the National Health Consultative Forum 2006 to advise her on matters relating to the provision of health and personal social services. This was the first National Consultative Forum to be convened under Part 8 of the Health Act, 2004, which provides for Public Representation and User Participation. Click here to download PDF 601kb

Report of the Action Group on Access to Third Level Education

In line with a commitment under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness the Minister for Education and Science, Dr Michael Woods, established the Action Group on Access to Third Level Education, in September 2000, to advise the Minister on the development of a co-ordinated framework to promote access by mature and disadvantaged students and students with disabilities to third level education.