Newsletter 25/10/2024
It’s that time of the week again ! In this third edition of our newsletter you’ll once again see our #FundingFriday segment and upcoming training opportunities (there’s a heap of …
PRESS RELEASE | Minister for Health welcomes Dail Eireann’s passing of legislation underpinning publicly-funded HRT
Press Release: Wednesday 23 October 2024 The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has today welcomed the passage oflegislation through Dail Eireann that provides for publicly-funded HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy). Minister …
PRESS RELEASE | Minister for Health publishes report of the Emerging Health Threats Function Expert Steering Group
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has today published the report of the Emerging Health Threats Function Expert Steering Group (ESG). It contains a number of recommendations to strengthen Ireland’s …
PRESS RELEASE | Minister for Health updates Government on progress in reducing the paediatric spinal surgery waiting list
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has today informed the Government that the number of children on the active waiting list for spinal surgery is expected to fall from 129 …
Media Release: Minister Joe O’Brien officially launches Training Needs Assessment Reports for the Community and Voluntary Sector
The Minister for Community Development, Integration and Charities, Joe O’Brien, has today, Tuesday, 22nd October, officially launched three training needs assessment reports for the Community and Voluntary Sector. The assessments of …
PRESS RELEASE | Nursing home providers encouraged to submit claims before the Nursing Home Resident Safety Improvement (RSI) Scheme closes for applications
Minister for Mental Health and Older People encourages nursing home providers to submit claims before the Nursing Home Resident Safety Improvement (RSI) Scheme closes for applications on 15 November 2024 …
Media Release: Minister Joe O’Brien announces Budget increase for Public Participation Networks at 10-year anniversary gathering
Minister O’Brien announces increased PPN funding in Budget 2025 · Public Participation Networks (PPNs) are celebrating 10 years of giving local communities a voice in local government policy · Two-day conference, whose …
PRESS RELEASE | Minister for Health receives Laura Brennan Award 2024 from the Irish Society of Gynaecological Oncology
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has been honoured with the Laura Brennan Award 2024 by the Irish Society of Gynaecological Oncology. The award was presented at the Presidential Plenary Session of …
PRESS RELEASE | Minister for Mental Health and Older People commends HIQA on 15 years of regulation of nursing homes
Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, will today address the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) conference marking 15 years of regulation of nursing homes, reflecting on …
Media Release: Our Rural Future: Minister Humphreys launches
Major Fund to develop our upland areas, lakes, rivers, beaches, blueways, walking trails and forest walks · Outdoor Recreation and Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) to provide a range of funding opportunities, up …
Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drug Strategy announces €4.9 million funding for homeless community care facility
Minster for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drug Strategy, Colm Burke has announced €4.9 million in Budget 2025 funding for the operational costs of the new 100-bed community care …
PRESS RELEASE | Minister for Health announces Safe Access Zones now in effect
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has announced that the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 has come into effect. From today, Safe Access Zones are in …