Health Minister diary 2009

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Day Date Time Location Function2010 Appointments for Minister2009 Appointments fo r Minister

5-1-2009 ( M o n d a y )-All Day-

12-1-2009 ( M o n d a y )17:00 f TBC

13-1-2009 (Tuesday)11:30 ff HH

14:30 9. HH18:30 8- USEmbassy

14-1-2009 (Wednesday)10:15 GovtBuildings13:30 Baldonnel

toHelsinki-All Day-

16-1-2009 (Friday)18:00 ff. Helsinki -Baldonnel

17-1-2009 (Saturday)11:00 Kenny'sof Lucan12:30 g- RathcooleCommunilCentre13:45 g LouisFitzgeraldHotel

Keep free

Private appointment

Meeting with Jim Breslin and Chris Costello on CapitalPlanmeet with Sec Gen, Professor Brendan Drumm & LiamDowneyReception in the US Em bassy to ma rk the depa rture of theUS Ambassador Mr Tom Foley

Govt meeting

Flight to Helsinki (local time 2hrs ahead)

Visit to Helsinki

Flight Helsinki - Dublin Arrive back in Dublin at 18.55local time

Constituency clinic - Lucan

Constituency Clinic - Rathcoole

Constituency Clinic - Clondalkin

19-1-2009 (Monday)


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Day . Date Time10:30

14:1514:3015:30

20-1-2009 (Tuesday)11:00

13:3014:30

14:30

Locationg. HH

g HHg HH* HH

g- MansionHouse

g LHg. LH

g. Sycamoreroom

Functionmeet with a delegation from the Not for Profit BusinessAssociationmeeting with Dermot Smyth

Meet with delegation from ISQuameeting with Deputy Lowry

Joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas on the 90thAnniversary of the First Sitting of Dail EireannFor info: Dail sitting for the Anglo Irish Bank Bill 2009megrwith delegation from Ageing Well Network%BJ|

For info: Cabinet Committee on Economic renewal15:30 ff. LH

19:00 g Aras anUachtaraii

21-1-2009 (Wednesday)10:15 g. Council

Chamber,GovtBuildings

meet with Ms Mary Nally & Dr Joe Clarke Re: Third Aee^j^^^^^^^^jg^fgj^gf^^FoundationGovernment Dinner Dress informal

All Day Government meeting

22-1-2009 (Thursday)11:00 g Council

chamber,GovtBuildings

17:15 g Baldonnel- Shannon

18:00 UniversityofLimerick

Govt meeting

Flight to Shannon

Inaugural keynote speech at the Graduate Medical SchoolPublic Lecture SeriesC

22:00 g. ShannonAirport

23-1-2009 (Friday)09:45 g Baldonnel

- Derry

Flight from Shannon - Baldonnel

Flight to Deny


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Day Date Time Location Function-All Day- g

24-1-2009 (Saturday)10:00 0

26-1-2009 ( M o n d a y )

Universityof Ulster,Deny

Private -Jf

NSMC Plenary meeting

11:00

12:3013:4514:00

15:0016:3017:30

0, St LukesHospital,Rathgar8- HH8- HH8- Room942 inHH* HH8. HH8 HH

27-1-2009 ( Tues da y )10:15 0

17:00 g.18:00 g.-All Day- 0.

28-1-2009 (Wednesday)11:30 0

14:30 017:30 0.18:00 g,19:00 ff..

29-1-2009 (Thursday)

CouncilChamberLHLH

CommitteiRoom 4,LHLHLHLHLH

Private

Official launch of the new Linear Accelerators

Meet with Jim Breslinmeet with Geraldine FitzpatrickMeet Eugene Murray and a delegation from the Hospice &Palliative Care Services

Meet Tracey Cooper, Pat McGrath & Sec Generalmeet with Tony Holohanmeet with Michael Scanlan

Government meeting

meet with Dermot Power & Sec Generalmeet with Paul Barren & M ichael ScanlanDail resumes

for info Joint Committee on Health & Children

meet with the Irish Pharmaceutical UnionAlan McGaugheymeet with Con McCarthyPrivate members B usiness


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Day Date Time Location Function09:00

11:30

12:00

12:30

14:30

18:00

30-1-2009 (Friday)10:3012:0014:1514:30

8. LH

8 DailChamber8. LH

8. Room716LeinsterHouse

8 2nd FloorConferencroom inHH

g PartyHQ.

8 HH$ HH8 HH8. HH

meeting with John O'Carroll Ref: Noel Grealish^Mi

Minister Harney to speak on Economy

pre-meeting with Professor Tom Keane, Sec Gen, MaryJackson & Tony Holohanmeeting with Consultants from Sligo General Hospital

Min-Mac meeting

PD National Executive meeting

Meet with delegation from the Irish Nurses Organisationmeet with Colin Hunt & Jack Heath of Inspirebriefing with Fergal Goodmanmeet with Mr Sean O'Driscoll & Foundation Board of CUH

15:30 g- HH31-1-2009 (Saturday)

11:00 8 LouisFitzgeraldHotel2-2-2009 (Monday)

10:30 8, RoyalCollegeofPhysiciansKildare

14:30 i GovtBuildings16:30 8 Naas

meet Michael Scanlan & Frances Spillane


launch the GLEN LGBT Lives Research Repor

For info: Senior Officials Group on Health meeting

Opening Vista Primary Care Centre Naas

3-2-2009 (Tuesday)


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Day Date Time Location Function08:3010:15

14:3015:30

g. LH

16:30

18:00

ff CouncilChamber LHg Room716,MinisteriaCorridor,9. GovtBuildings9 LH

4-2-2009 (Wednesday)09:30 ff LH10:30

12:3016:00

17:0017:30

5-2-2009 (Thursday)10:30

11:0013:3014:3015:00

17:0019:00

8 GovtBuildingsff. LH* LH

* LHff. LH

GovtBuildingsLHLH

GovtBuildingsLHMontroseStudios,Donnybrcc

Meet with Secretary GeneralGovernment meeting

attend the Taoiseach's PQ's sessionmeet with a delegation from the Nordic PharmacyAssociation

Leaders Questions

Meet with Secretary General , Bernard Carey and JoeCregan - re European Working Time Directive & NCHDs

Meet with Minister Tony Killeen re MidWest ConfigurationLeaders Questions

meet with M inister Moloney Re: CMHmeet with Senator Denis O'Donovan Re: Bantry Hospital

meet with Rev. Dalton, Leopardstown Park HospitalMeeting with Deputy Lowry

Leaders Questions

meet with North East Oireachtas membersMeeting with IHCA- No Subject -Cabinet Committee meeting on Transforming PublicServicesMeeting re Briefing for Primetimepre-recorded Primetime debate with Dep. James Reilly (tostart at 7.3Opm)

6-2-2009 (F r i d ay)


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Day Date Time Location Function12:00 HH

14:30 9 HH19:30 g Green

Isle HotelClondalkii7-2-2009 (Saturday)

10:30 g RathcooleCommunilCentre

11:30 g. Kenny'sof Lucan

9-2-2009 ( Mon d ay)11:30 9 St LukesHospitalKilkenny

10-2-2009 (Tuesday)10:15 CouncilChamber13:30 g, Burlingtor

Hotel16:15 9- GovtBuildings19:00 ff, DailChamber

11-2-2009 (Wednesday)09:30 .. LH10:30 GovtBuildings16:30 9 SycamoreRoom,

GovtBuildings16:30 ff. AudioVisualRoom,

LH

meet with delegation from St Jospeh's College & St Mary'sPrimary School, Lucanmeet with Dr K. Ravi of the Model Court ClinicRound Towers Gaa Fundraiser

Constituency Clinic - Rathcoole

Constituency Clinic - Lucan

officially open the new Out Patients Department in St LukesHospital

Government meeting

Launch Daffodil Day 2009 for the Irish Cancer Society

Leaders Questions

Private Members in Dail on Mid-West Services (Ministerwill speak from 7:40 to 8pm)

Meeting with the Ministers of StateLeaders Questions

Cabinet Committee on Health

Meet group of students from John Scotus School (schooltour of leinster house is at 3.30pm)f


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Da y Date Time Location Function19:00 g

12-2-2009 (Thursday)10:30 814:30 jr.

16:30 917:15 9.19:00 8

13-2-2009 ( F r ida y )09:00 g

20:00 g.14-2-2009 (Saturday)

20:00 8

17-2-2009 ( Tues da y )10:15 9

DailChamber

GovtBuildingsGovtBuildingsLHLHIveaghHouse

CoachHouse,DublinCastleNaas

DublinCastle

Councilchamber

Private Members in Dail on Mid-W est Services

14:30 f. LH

15:15 9 LH

Leaders QuestionsLaunch of Patient Safety Commission Report in Govt PressCentreMeet with Dr Rima Rudd, Harvard UniversityMeet Declan ServiceDinner for the Patient Safety Com mission

Consultation meeting on Organ Donation.

Constituency Officer Board Dinn er

attend charity dinner for Pieta HouseBlack Tie

Government meeting

Meet Beverley Power and delegation to discuss EuropeanScleroderma DayMeeting with Laverne McGuinness & Pat Heal}

15:45 9 LH15:45 9 LH16:15

17:15

GovtBuildingsf, LH

For info: second stage of the Adop tion Bill in SeanadMeeting with M aire Hoctor, Pat Healy & Anne MarieLanigan and officials re Bethany HouseLeaders Questions

Meeting with South Tipp Oireachtas M embers to discussSouth Tipperary General Hospital.18-2-2009 ( W ednes da y )


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12:0014:00

8. GovtBuildingse LHS. LH

16:00 9. LH18:00 g LH18:30 LH

19-2-2009 (Thursday)09:30

10:30

12:0013:0015:30

20-2-2009 ( F r ida y )11:0012:0014:30

15:30

19:0021-2-2009 (Saturday)

14:00

19:30

LH

GovtBuildingsg. LHg LHg.. LH

g HHg HHg HH

g. HH

DublinCastlePrivateDinner

Leaders Questions

Minister to review O ral PQ'smeet with Clare ounty Council & four OireachtasFor info: Cabinet committee on economic recoveryMeet with Rosario PowerMeet with Michael Scanlan, Paul Barron and OliverO'Connor in regard to the Barry Report and the Pharmacycontract

meeting with Michael Scanlan, Dermot Smyth & OliverO'Connor on the Proposed Resource Allocation GroupLeaders Questions

meeting with Mr John MaddenMeet with Liam D owney HSEOrals PQs

Discuss Health Inform ation Bill with OfficialsDiscuss Proposed Nurses and Midwives Bill with OfficialsMeeting on Co-Location with the Secretary Ge ne ral , Ferg alLynch, Oliver O'Connor and Fergal GoodmanMeeting on Colorectal Screening with Secretary General,Fergal Lynch, Patricia Ryan and Mary Jackson.Function for Ann O Donohoe

Attend and speak at conference 'Pain in the 21 st Century'

Private Dinner

23-2-2009 (Monday)


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Day Date Time Location Function09:45 ff.

10:30

WHPRoffices at6 ElyplaceHH

Photocall re Lance A rmstrong Foundation - Cancer

Meet Tony O'Brien and delegation Jrom Board of theNational Cancer Screening Service

12:00 g GeorgesLane,SmithfieldMeet Pat McGrath, Tracey Cooper & Sec General

24-2-2009 (Tuesday)10:15 f. Councilchamber15:00 ff LH16:15 g, GovtBuildings

25-2-2009 (Wednesday)10:30 $ GovtBuildings12:00 g. LH

12:30 ff LH

14:30 g Govtbuildings16:00 ff LH

16:30 g, GovtBuildings18:30 9 LH20:00 &. LH

26-2-2009 (Thursday)10:30 ff- GovtBuildings11:30 g. LH

Government meeting

Brendan MaloneLeaders Questions

Leaders Questions

meet with delegation from Lucan South Secondary ActionGroupMeet re Mid-West Recon figuration with Minister Hoctor &DelegationCabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (MichaelScanlan to attend)Meet Fr Donal Doyle and 12 students from SophiaUniversity, TokycCabinet Committee on Health

meet D idier Hoch,President, Sanofi Pasteur MSDPrivate Dinner

Leaders Questions

meet with Senior Officials & Minister Moloney RE:Thalidomide11:30 g. LH Statements on Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Ireland


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Day . Date Time Location Function12:00 8. LH

15:00 g18:00 g.

27-2-2009 (Friday)-All Day- g

28-2-2009 (Saturday)-All Day- g.

1-3-2009 (Sunday)-All Day- 9,

2-3-2009 (Monday)19:30 g

-All Day- g,3-3-2009 (Tuesday)

10:15 g

14:45 g16:15 g

LH

MoyleParkCollegein

CouncilChamberLHCouncilChambers

19:30 f. LH4-3-2009 (Wednesday)

10:30

12:00

13:00

CouncilChamberse LH

LH

meet with Michael Scanlan, Paul Barren and ChrisFitzgerald Re: Vaccine Damage Steering GroupI & Dr Joseph Meeeet Dr Barry Harringtor

Private

Private appointment

Private appointment

Private appointment

Clondalkin Schools Forur

Private appointment

Government Meeting

meet with Professor Brendan DrummLeaders questions

Meet with Angela Kearns

Leaders Questions

Meet with Mr Francis Lowelalong with Brian Gilroy, Michael Scanlan, Patricia Ryan,and Oliver O'ConnorMeeting with Irish Thalidomide Association Finola Cassidy

14:30 g. Govt Cabinet Committee Meeting on Transforming PublicBuildings Services16:00 LH Meet with Frances Spillane


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Day Date Time Location Function16:45 $ Govt

5-3-2009 (Thursday)

BuildingsSycamoreRoom

10:30 0. PhoenixPark

10:30 ff. CouncilChambers

12:30 9 LH

Cabinet Committee on European Affairs

official opening of the Complex Discharge Unit_(CDU) inSt Mary's Hospita^Leaders Questions

meet Dr Sam Coulter-Smith and delegation from Rotunda

13:3014:1515:30

16:15

6-3-2009 (Friday)09:15

12:00

14:309-3-2009 (Monday)

09:0013:00

14:30

19:30

9- LHg LH9 LH

f LH

9.- RoyalCollegeofPhysiciansKildare

^ LisheenNursingHome

9 LH

GovtPressCentre

9 RTEStudiosDonnybro Open new wards in the Royal Hospital1

9 HH8 HH9- HH

4-7-2009 (Saturday)-All Day- f TBC

meet Rhonwen HayesMeet with Dermot Sm yth and Secretary Generalmeet with Michael Scanlan & Brian Gilroy

Private Dinner


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Day . Date Time Location Function5-7-2009 (Sunday)

13:30 $. Baldonnel Flight to Sweden

6-7-2009 (Monday)-All Day- g Baldonnel

Jonkpoing7-7-2009 (Tuesday)

10:15 g. CouncilChamber

Informal EPSCO Council meeting ( Jonkpoing - Sweden)

Government meeting

15:30 g Jonkoping Flight to Dublin (2hrs 20mins) all times local

15:45 Seanad8-7-2009 (Wednesday)

12:00 9. LH13:00 g. LH14:00 g LH

15:0016:0016:30

18:00

g. LHg LH$ SycamoreRoomS LeinsterHouse

19:00 g LH

9-7-2009 (Thursday)-All Day- g

10-7-2009 (Friday)-All Day- g

15-7-2009 (Wednesday)10:15 CouncilChamber

Report and Final Stages Health Insurance Misc Bill

Meet with Jim Breslin & Mr Enda Connolly of the HRBmeet with Jim Breslin Re: UK reimbursement agreementmeet with Alan Ashe, Chairman of Rotunda Board ofGovernors Re: Ian Carter Reportmeet w ith Geriatricians, Old Age Psychiatrists and HSEMeet with Minister Brady and Minister MoloneyCabinet Committee on Economic Renewal

Meet: Monika and Joe Bonner

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 Committee &final stages

Keep free

Dail recess fo r Summer

Goverment meeting


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Day Date Time Location Function14:30 *

16:45 &

16-7-2009 (Thursday)11:30

13:45

16:00

17-7-2009 (Fr iday)10:30

SycamoreRoomsSycamoreRoom,GovtBuildings

GovtBuildingsLH

GovtBuildings

Cabinet Committee on Transforming Public Services

Cabinet Committee on Science, Technology & Innovation

I HH

Bi-lateral meeting with Taoiseach

Meet with delegation from Beaumont Hospital DavidHickeytbc - Press Conference on Leas Cross Report

meet with delegation from College of Anae sthetists 1

11:30 g HH13:30 $ RadissonHotel,Stillorgan14:30 g. TBC

20-7-2009 (Monday )11:00

13:00

16:00

9, Kenny'sof Lucanff. GreenIsle Hotel9- CapelStreet

21-7-2009 (Tuesday)10:30 ff. HH11:00 f HH

Meet with delegation from Vhi HealthcareAttend event for Japanese Company Takeda*

Private Lunch


Constituency Clinic - Clond alkin

launch the Crisis Pregnancy Agency's 2008 Annual Report

meet with Ms Emer Daly, Board of Dublin Dental HospitalMeeting with Salome Mbueua & Colm O'Gormanl

12:00 f. HH

14:30 f. HH16:30 9 HH

Meet with Delegation from Genetics & Rare DiseasesOrganisation (fighting blindness)meet Tracey Cooper, Pat McGrath & Sec GeneralMatt Collins re organ retention


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Day Date Time Location Function17:30 8 HH

22-7-2009 (Wednesday)10:15 g CouncilChambers17:00 g LH-All Day- g

23-7-2009 (Thursday)10:00 g TBC

24-7-2009 (Friday)13:30 g. TBC

27-7-2009 (Monday)10:00 g Room942HawkinsHouse11:00 g, LH

13:00 g. LH14:00 g15:30 g. GovtBuildings15:30 g. LH

28-7-2009 (Tuesday)11:00 g. GreenIsle Hotel13:00 g LH

14:15 g LH15:00 g. LH

16:00 g LH29-7-2009 (Wednesday)

Meet with Laverne Me Guinness, Kate Mulvanna, PaddyBurke, Pat O'Dowd and Liam Downey HSE MichaelScanlan, Colm Desmond

Govt Meeting (All Day)

Cabinet Committee on HealthGalway

GALWAY

Lunch

Swine Flu meeting

Meeting with James F.M.Holahan an d representatives from

Meet with Minister fo r Finance an d Minister MoloneyGovt meeting

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal

meet Attorney General & Minister for Justice

meet with Minister John Curran and a delegation fromAcorn Residential Limitedmeet with delegation from IMP Re: Profes sional Fees toGP'sfmeet with Ms Niamh Ricemeet w ith delegation from RCSI(

Govt Meeting


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Day Date Time Location Function

HHHHHH

11:00 ff HH11:30 f HH

12:30 ff14:30 ff15:30 ff

30-7-2009 (Thursday)-All Day- ff

5-8-2009 (Wednesday)

10:30 ff.6-8-2009 (Thursday)

11:00 ff.12:00 ff13:00 g-All Day- ff

7-8-2009 (Fr iday )11:30 ff

23-8-2009 ( Sunday )18:15 ff

HawkinsHouse

HHHHHH

18:30 ff

24-8-2009 (Monday )13:00 ff

14:40 ff26-8-2009 (Wednesday)

GeorgesAnnex inDublinCastleDublinCastle

RD S

Meet with Officialsmeet with a delegation from the Irish Society of Hearing

meet with Corey Samm on & Mrs Alice Sammon Re: CherryOrchard RespiteMeet with HSE and Dept Officials re Pharmacymeet with Geraldine Fitzpatrick

Keep free

Meet delegation from HSE - per Paul Barron

Gerard Burymeet with Chairman of HRB, Mr Reg ShawMeet with Mr Paul Kelly of ConsoleMinisterial Roster Cover

Meet John ny Jansen ^HHMHHfc1 in Newcastle

meet with Ambassador Roone\

speak at the reception for the 400 delegates attending theLive Strong Global Cancer Sum mit

attend the Lance Arm strong Foundation Global CancerSummit^

Meeting with the Egyptian Ambassador in the Four Seasons


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Day Date Time Location Function08:00 &

1-9-2009 (Tuesday)09:30 9,

11:00 8

2-9-2009 (Wednesday)14:30 8

3-9-2009 (Thursday)11:00 ff.

4-9-2009 (Fr iday)14:00 $.

9-9-2009 (Wednesday)08:30 ff.10:15 ff.

Counc il Govt MeetingChamber

SycamoreRoomCouncilChamber

GovtBuildings

14:1514:4517:0018:00

(E2

10-9-2009 (Thursday)10:00 8

11:00 g

12:00 &

13:00 ff.

LHCouncilChamberLH

LHLeinsterHouse

HH

HH

HH

FourSeasonsHotel,Ballsbridg

Pre Government Meeting

Government meeting

Fo r Info: Senior Officials Group meeting on Health

Government Meeting

Council Government MeetingChamber

Meet Sec GeneralGovernment Meeting

Pre Committee Briefing with officialsCabinet Committee on Healthmeet with Sec General, Prof Drumm & Liam DowneyMeet Minister John M oloney and delegation re CentralMental Hospital

meet with Mr Mark Mclntyre, Director of Public Affairs &Health Economics, Boston Scientific(HUHHttmeet with delegation from Molecular Medicine Ireland

*^eet with Deputy Nial gollins, Mr Mrnray & MsTAnn

speak at the Inaugural Charity lunch for 'Suicide or Survive '


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Day Date Time Location Function14-9-2009 (Monday )

14:30 9- HH16:00 g. HH

17:00 g. HH15-9-2009 (Tuesday)

08:30 g HH

10:00

10:30

11:3012:30

g HH

9 HH

g HHg- HH

15:00 g HH15:30 g HH16:30 g HH

Meet with Sec General, Tracey Cooper & Pat McGrathmeet with a delegation from the Irish Hospital Con sultant sAssociationMeet with Jim Breslin and Michael Scanlan

meet with Fergal Lynch, Matt Collins & Maeve O'Brien Re:Human Tissue Billmeeting with Mary Culliton & Robert Kidd

meet with a delegation from ISANDS (

meet John O'Gradymeet with Margaret Hayes Chairperson of the Health andSocial Care Professionals Council - Bernard Carey willattendMeet Kieran Brady, Pieta House, Lucanmeet with Conan O'Brien, President of TCD Students Unio nmeeting with delegation from Parents fo r Justice

16-9-2009 (Wednesday)08:30 g, LH10:15 g. LH14:30 g. LH15:30 g. LH

17:1517:30

g. LHg AG'soffice

17-9-2009 (Thursday)09:30 g LH

meet with Secretary GeneralGovt MeetingDail Resumesmeet with Se c Gen, Geraldine Fitzpatrick & LauraMcGarriglemeet with Teresa Codymeet with Attorney General & Michael Scanlan

meet with AG & Minister for Justice, Michael Scanlan,Sean Aylward Sec Gen Justice, representative fromAttorney Gen's Office


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14:30

16:0017:00

18-9-2009 (Friday)10:30

t LH

g LH

ff LH* LH

School ofNursing,DublinCityUniversity

meet with Owen Jacob Re: Organisation ReviewProgrammeMeeting with delegation froi nstruction IndustryFederationf~meet with delegation from Enable Ireland^video recording fo r organ donation conference in Berlin

Speak at Meeting on Cerebral Palsy Dr Chris Fitzpatrick

11:3012:3012:45

ft DCU9 HHft HH

Meet Chris Fitzpatrick & Prof Kevin Conlonmeet with Paul BarronMeet Tony Holohan, Secretary General an d Brian Mullen reSwine Flu Memo to Govt

13:45 &, Farmleigh Attend the Global Irish Economic Forum Working Group

19:30 $. Aras AnUachtaran19-9-2009 (Saturday)

09:15 0 Farmleigh21-9-2009 (Monday)

10:00 ff. HH

11:00 ff. HH

14:30 ff. HH16:00 ff HH17:00 ff HH17:30 ff.

22-9-2009 (Tuesday)

President's reception for the Global Irish Economic Forum

Global Irish Economic Forum

meet with Secretary General, Professor Brendan Drumm &Officialsmeet with delegation from National Rehabilitation HospitalCaroline Oxley in Brian Gilroy's office^HHBmeet with delegation from the Irish Council for Bioethicsmeet with delegation from the Irish Heart Foundation & theStroke Councilmeet with Keith RedmondKeep Evening Free


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10:15 ff13:30 $14:30 9.

23-9-2009 (Wednesday)-All Day- f

24-9-2009 (Thursday)

-All Day- g.25-9-2009 (Friday)

-All Day- g26-9-2009 (Saturday)

-All Day- 27-9-2009 (Sunday)

-All Day- ff28-9-2009 (Monday)

15:00 16:30 g

ConradHotel

CouncilChamberLH

29-9-2009 (Tuesday)09:3010:00

HHOffGlasnevinAve,BeneavinRoad,GlasnevinDublin 11

HHHH

11:30 g HH12:30 ff. HH

Officially Open Health Conferen ce on behalf of the Societyof Actuaries in Ireland and the IPA on the them e of HealthFinancing. DerrnotSrnv / Emma Bradley fHli

Govt meetingLunch with Trina Vargo US Ireland AllianceFor info: Minister to speak on NAMA Bill

keep free

keep free

keep free

keep free

keep free

meet with Officials Re: IBTSOfficially open Beneavin House Nursin g Home Anna MeCab

Meet Frank Dolphinmeeting with Mark Moran, Sec. Gen., Oliver. & PaulBarron.meet with delegation from Retail Excellence Irelandmeet with Tom Fitzpatrick & his grandaughter RebeccaDore


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Day Date Time Location Function14:30 f, HH

16:00 9 HH

17:00 9. HH

20:00 9. TBC30-9-2009 (Wednesday)

12:00 9. LH

14:30 CouncilChamber17:15 9 LH17:30 9 LH

1-10-2009 (Thursday)10:30 9 Green

Isle Hotel12:00 9, Kenny'sPub,Lucan16:30 9. Sheraton

Hotel,Athlone17:00 ff. ClubLounge,SheratonHotel17:30 ClubLounge,SheratonHotel

2-10-2009 (Friday)-All Day- 9

3-10-2009 (Saturday)

Meet with_ i Carter, St James's Hospital!

Meet Ian French, Committee on Management for ProtestantSecondary SchoolsMeet Jonathan Stafford (Fune ral Director) Sean Hau ghey -Theresatt Bib Jonathan Stafford!Dinner (Rachel)

meet with Professor Tom Keane & Secretary General

Government Meeting

Meet with Charlie Hardymeet with Dr Patrick Kiely - Crumlin Orthopaedic Hospital.



Speak at IADNAM ference 2009 Ms Irene O'Connor

meet with Deirdre Madden

meet with Dr John Keane, Opthalmologist j

For info: Lisbon Treaty Referendum


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Day Date Time19:30

5-10-2009 ( M o n d a y )09:30

12:00

14:30

14:3016:30

17:00

6-10-2009 (Tuesday)10:15

14:3015:1516:15

17:00

18:00

Locationi? RadissonFarnhamSASEstate,Cavan

8 RoyalHospitalKilmainha8, 10thFloor :HawkinsHouse& Chester

BeattyLibrary,DublinCastle9, LH9 HH

ff DublinDentalHospital

8 CouncilChamber9 LHf, LH1 DailChamber9 LH

ff RoyalCollegeofPhysiciansKildareStreet,

Functionspeak at the 21st Annual Banquet of the Irish HospitalConsultants Association - Black TieVHdUHHH

Speak at the 10th Anniversary Haemovigilance Conference

Press Conference re Fair Deal

attend the launch of EDI leaflet on Br irjbrmsir Ireland "For info: Senior Officials Group meeting on HealthChris Fitzgerald wants to meet the Minister to brief her onthe Dublin Dental Hospital visit. Roger Harrington won'thave the brief till Monday a.m.visit Dublin Dental Hospital & meet with the Board of the

Govt meeting

meet with M inister John CurranMeeting with Jimmy Tolan, VHILeaders Questionsmeet with Dr Tony Heffern an Re: Mallow Prima ryHealthcare Centreattend the retirement ceremony of Mr Martin Cronin ofForfas


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Day Date Time Location Function7-10-2009 (Wednesday)

10:30 9 LH Joint Committee on Health & Children!

15:00 9 LH Meet Noeleen Harvey , President PSI Council^16:30

17:45

8-10-2009 (Thursday)09:30

13:0014:30

20:009-10-2009 (Friday)

09:30

ff- GovtBuildingsf. LH

g. HeritageHotel,Portlaoise

9 LHff CouncilChamber

10:30

14:0015:00

9. RCSI, StStephensGreen,Dublin 2

& MerrionHotel,Dublin 2

LHt LH

12-10-2009 (Monday)10:00 9 HH19:00 9 Dublin

Castle

13-10-2009 (Tuesday)

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal

Roscrea Medical Centre - to be attended by Dr ClionaO'Callaghan & Padraig Rattigan per Michael Smith

attend the INO's 50th Anniversary Conference of theintroduction of the registered nurse in Intellectual Disabilityin Irelancmeet with IPUGovt meeting

Private Dinner

accept the report of the Nurse Prescribing initiative from DrJonathan Drennan and the Resource Implementation Group

Launch Cancer Booklet for Astellas on behalf of St LukesHospital Re: Irish Cancer Care and Men against Cance

Photo shoot - Report of CFMeet with delegation from th e Irish Kidney AssociationAshling Hand

Meet with Michael Scanlan, Jim Breslin, and Tony HolohanReception for the ISQua's 26th International Conference20091

10:15 ff Council Govt meetingChamber


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Day Date

14-10-2009

15-10-2009

16-10-2009

Time13:30 ' g

16:30 017:00 ff19:00 0.

( Wednesday )09:20 f.

13:00 014:30 0

16:30 0

19:00 0( Thursday )

09:00 0.09:30 11:00 0.12:00


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15:0016:30

19:15

19-10-2009 (Monday)10:30

14:3019:00

20-10-2009 (Tuesday)08:30

16:1517:00

9. WestmansLucan

5 HH9 ParkWest

BusinessPark,NangorRoad, D12

6 RoyalHospitalKilmainha

9- HSEoffices,BalnearyRd,Swords

e- HH Farmleigh

ff. CouncilChamber

9. Chamberf. LH

21-10-2009 (Wednesday)08:45 ff ESRI, Sir

JohnRogersonsQuay

10:00 f LH14:00 if.. LH

16:00 ff. LH18:00 ff. LH

Official opening of Marymount Care Centre

Meet with Rhonwenvisit Park West Clinic with Mr Tom Finn, AssistantNational Director in the NHO i

Attend Inaugural Gala Dinner for Skin Cancer AwarenessBlack Tk

launch the report on Nursing in the Irish Prison Service

Meet with Sec General, Tracey Cooper, Pat McGrathMinister confirmed: Attend dinner in Farmleigh withWomen's Health Councilf

Govt meeting

Leaders Questionsmeet delegation from the All Ireland Air Ambulance TrustJohn Cregan TD

speak at the Seminar of the ESRI Professo

meet with Minister fo r Justice, AG & Sec generalMeet with delegation from Hibernian Aviva Health

meeting with Gerard Moranlmeet with Tom Byrne


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Day Date Time Location Function20:00 ff

22-10-2009 (Thursday)

DublinCastle

09:10 ff. GreenIsle Hotel10:30 f. HH

23-10-2009 (Friday)-All Day- ff

26-10-2009 (Monday )-All Day- ff.

27-10-2009 (Tuesday)14:30 ff LH-All Day- g

28-10-2009 (Wednesday)09:00 LH10:15

13:30

14:30

ff CouncilChamber9 HH

Room942

16:30 9. HH18:00 ff hh

29-10-2009 (Thursday)09:30 ff. HH

Attend Contemporary Issues in Hospital PracticeConference Dinner Dr Sean Gaine, Mater Hospitad

Open NHI Annual C onference(

Meet with Michael Scanlan and Jim Breslin

Keep Free

Bank Holiday

For info: Cabinet Committee on European AffairsNo Dail sitting

Meet with Secretary GeneralGovt meeting

Meet with Dermot Smyth and Dermot Ryan re PrivateHealth Insurance Sec Gen to attendMin Mac Meeting

meet with Sec General, Prof Drumm and Liam DowneyPrivate meeting

Meet delegation from Dignity 4 Patients

12:0030-10-2009 (Friday)

12:3014:0019:30

ff City West officially launch new facility for Merrion Pharmaceuticals

g, HHff, HHff TBC

meet with Th e Carer's Association - Clondalkin> meet Professor Peter WeedleK ' fr.;Private Engagement


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Day Date Time Location Function1-11-2009 (Sunday)

-All Day-2-11-2009 (Monday)

10:30

15:00

10:15

14:00

4-11-2009 (Wednesday)09:00

CappaghHospital

12:00 f HH14:00 9 HH

HH

16:30 0 HH17:00 e. HH

3-11-2009 (Tuesday)08:30 f. LH

CouncilChamberLH

15:0017:3018:00

20:00

f LH* LH(? DunLibrary,RCPI,KildareStreet$ to bedecided (BPH)

RoyalCollegeofPhysicians6 KildareStreet,

Anniversary MASS per Minister

Open Infection Control Unit / Isolation ward Tony Kilduff& Eve Linders Confirmed by Aidan Gleeson at 3.10pm on24/09/09.,meet John Mclaugh lin, Sanofi A ventisMeet delegation from Biominis Barry Keogh and larlaMongey (MB), French CEO and Irish MD.Meet with delegation from BOSCH I

Meet with Tony Holohan and Michael Scanlanmeet with Mr Sean Eustace, C hairman Euromedic Ireland

Meet with Michael Scanlan and Jim BreslinGovt Meeting

Briefing by Jim Breslin on launch of Action Plan for HealthResearch (TBC)meeting on Oral PQ'sMeet with Michael Scanlan and Tony HolohanSpeak at Medical Protection Society reception^

Private Dinner

launch the Action Plan for Health Research 2009-2013 &Launch the Health Research B oard S trategic Business Plan


50/58

Day Date Time Location Function12:15 g- Green

IsleHotel,NewlandsCross

14:30 9 LH16:30 e LH

17:30 9 LH18:15 g. LH

5-11-2009 (Thursday)10:00 9. LH14:00 g, LH

14:30 9 LH15:30 9 LH

16:30 g- LH17:30 9. LH

20:00

6-11-2009 (Friday)09:30

10:1511:00

12:45

16:3017:00

offGardinerStreet

g HHKingramPlace,Dublin 2FinnstownHouse,LucanHHHH

Atten jch for INO-Celebrating 90 years!

Oral PQ'smeet with delegation f rorn the Irish Medical Organisation

Meet with Eamon Ryanfmeet Pat O'Mahony CEO, 1MB

meet with delegation from UPMC & Beacon HospitalMeet with Minister Brady and Deputy Sean Connick andSenator Jim WalshCiaran Breenmeet with John Bulfin & Gerry O'Dwyer Re: CrumlinHospitalMeeting with Ms Nuala Hunt & Master of Holies Streetmeet with a delegation from the Irish Cancer Society Re:Bowel Cancer Screening Programme & HIQA Report

Burlingtor Speak at Annual Institute of Bankers DinnerHotel

Open new offices of Comfort Keepers (Elder HealthcareGroup) and present QMark ^

Meet with Mr Hugh BradyOfficial opening of Kingram House

lunch with th e Clondalkin Chamber of Commerce

meet with Brian Buckley - Greyhound RecyclingMeet with Minister of Health from Kenya Hon. Beth MugoM.P.


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Day Date Time Location Function7-11-2009 (Saturday)

-All Day- ff Dub l i n -Milan

8-11-2009 ( S u n d a y )-All Day- g Cernobbic

Italy9-11-2009 ( M o n d a y )

-All Day- ff10-11-2009 (Tuesday)

10:15 9. CouncilChamber

11-11-2009 (Wednesday)16:00 g Croke

Park

17:30 g UCDHealthSciencesBuilding

12-11-2009 (Thursday)09:00 9 L/H

11:00 g. LH

12:0014:30

19:45

13-11-2009 ( F r ida y )11:00

LHg council

chamberg FourSeasons

Hotel,Ballsbridg

&. BunrattyCastleHotel, CoClare

Flight to Italy keep free

speak at the opening ceremony of the 3rd InternationalCancer Control Congress - time tbc

Keep Free

Govt meeting

Close the National Council for the ProfessionalDevelopment of Nursing & Midwifery Conference Ministerwill also launch 2 publications for the National Council

officially open the National Centre for the Protection ofOlder people

Meet with a delegation from the Society of St. Vincent de

meet with delegation from DeafHear, (Bernard Daly, Niall

Meet with South Tipperary Oireachtas membersGovt meeting

attend the Dinner of the Irish Pharmaceutical HealthCareAssociation Oliver O'Connor to attend. Black Tie Dinner

Officially open Resus 2009 Conference!


52/58

Day Date Time Location Function19:30 Mansion Attend the Irish Tatler Women of the Year AwardsHouse

14-11-2009 (Saturday)-All Day- ff

16-11-2009 (Monday )09:00 g HH10:00 g HH

11:00 g. HH12:00 g HH14:30 ft HH

15:30 g HH

17:15 g. HH

17-11-2009 (Tuesday )10:15 CouncilChamber14:30 g. LH

18-11-2009 (Wednesday)09:00 g. LH

14:30 g GovtBuildings16:30 &18:30 8 LH

19-11-2009 (Thursday)09:00 g Stillorgan

ParkHotel

10:00 g LH

Private dinner.

meet Michael Scanlan & Jim Breslinmeet with Pharmaceutical Distributors Federation^

meet with Women's AidMeet Dr A.A.Monavarimeet with Professor Conlon & L yndon McCann - TallaghtKMichael Scanlan will attend tonfirmed by Madeleinemeet delegaton from the Irish Pharmaceutical HealthCareAssociatior

h Hospital Consultantseet with delegation fjAssociation

Govt meeting

Meeting with Michael Scanlan, Fergal Lynch, Mary Jackson

meet with Mr Padraic White, Chairman of St Luke's

Cabinet Committee on Transforming P ublic ServicesCabinet Committee on HealthMeet with Michael Scanlan and Paul Barron

Officially Open 14th Annu al Conference and ScientificSymposium. Confirmed by Kelly of the Irish ComputerSociety at 2.10pm on 06/10/2009.Meet with C ovidien, Medical Devices Group per Oliver


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Day Date Time Location Function11:15 FiannaFail PartyRoomLeinsterHouse

Meet with Fianna Fail Parliamentary Party

17:3020-11-2009 (Friday)

11:00 g.

19:3021-11-2009 (Saturday)

19:15 ff GreenIsle Hotel

22-11-2009 ( Sunday )10:00 ff. GovtBuildings

23-11-2009 (Monday )10:00 TBC14:00 ft HH15:00 9 HH

17:00 ff. SouthCircularRoad24-11-2009 (Tuesday)

10:15 CouncilChamber

16:15 LH25-11-2009 (Wednesday)

09:00 9 Belfast26-11-2009 (Thursday)

Bilateral mee ting with Minister fo r Finance

Arklow, Attend the 20th Anniversary celebration of ServierCo. production Plant!Wicklow

Private Function

Function in Green Isle - Clondalkin Event

Government Meeting

Constituency Clinicsmeet with His Excellency Abdulaziz Aldriss, Ambassadorof Saudi Arabia - Courtesy visitMeet delegation from Donegal Action for Cancer Care

officially open ARC Housed

Govt meeting

Leaders Questions

NSMC ( Health Sectoral Meeting )


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Day Date

27-11-2009

Time14:30

19:00

20:00

( Friday )09:30

10:3011:3013:00

Location9- CouncilChamberi Atrium,Trinity

College& MansionHouse

^ HawkinsHouse9. HH9 HH9, Tallaght

FunctionGovt meeting

Speak at pre-dinner reception at the British vnaecologyCancer Society Scientific


55/58

Day Date Time Location Function09:00 9 LH

13:00 g CommitteiRooms

17:15 ff. LH

18:00 0, Councilchamber19:30 g LH

3-12-2009 (Thursday)08:30

09:45

11:3012:3013:3014:30

17:00

4-12-2009 (F r i day )10:00

13:30

S ClintonHall inUCD

9. LH

9, LHg LH9.- LH9, Council

Chamberg- GovtBuildings

g AshlingHotel,Dublin

9 Angler'sRest,Lucan

5-12-2009 (Saturday)-All Day- 9

7-12-2009 (Monday)12:00 9. HH

Photocall with a delegation from the PharmaceuticalManagers Institute of Ireland

Health Minister diary 2009

Documents

Transcript of Health Minister diary 2009