http://hdl.handle.net/10147/200709 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:21:54 GMT 2013-05-22T15:21:54Z http://www.lenus.ie:80/hse/retrieve/368424/gov.gif http://hdl.handle.net/10147/200709 http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266853 Title: Special housing aid for the elderly Authors: Department of the Environment and Local Government: Report on value for money examination. Description: Report of the comptroller and Auditor General Special Housing Aid for the Elderly I have, in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993, carried out a value for money examination of the administration of Special Housing Aid for the Elderly. I hereby submit my report on the above examination for presentation to Dail Eireann pursuant to Section 11 of the said Act. John Purcell Comptroller and Auditor General 3 November 2000 Wed, 01 Nov 2000 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266853 2000-11-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266304 Title: Report on childhood immunisation Authors: Houses of the Oireachtas. Joint Committee on Health and Children Description: The Joint Committee on Health and Children was established in November 1997. As part of its work programme for 2000 and 2001, the Joint Committee decided to examine the issue of childhood vaccination to include an examination of current vaccination policy and practices, poor take-up rates and public concerns about the risks and adverse effects of vaccination. In July 2000, the Joint Committee invited written submissions from members of the public, the medical profession and other interested parties. In excess of 100 submissions were received. During the period November 2000 to March 2001, the Committee held a series of public meetings and heard evidence from a number of invited groups, organisations and individuals. In April 2001, the Joint Committee appointed Mr. John Kissane to assist it in reviewing the written and oral presentations received and to assist in the preparation of a draft report. The draft report was considered by the Joint Committee at its meetings on 5th July 2001 and 11th July 2001. The report, as amended, was agreed. Sun, 01 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266304 2001-07-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266302 Title: Report on general matters arising out of audit of 1995 accounts in the health sector. Authors: Purcell, John Comptroller and Auditor General Description: Accounts of the eight regional health boards are audited by me in accordance with Section 6 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993. I have certified my opinion on the accounts of the boards for the year ended 31 December 1995. In addition, I have issued a report under section 6(4) of the Act on matters arising out of my audit in the case of each of the boards. These reports are set out in the Appendix to this report. . Tue, 01 Apr 1997 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266302 1997-04-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266299 Title: Report of the Task Force on Violence against Women April 1997 Authors: Office of the Tanaiste Description: Women are entitled to live in safety. Above all, they are entitled to live in safety in their own homes. Violence against women, however, is a serious and widespread problem in our society. It is over twenty years since the first women's refuge was set up in Ireland, and the first Rape Crisis Centre founded. Today there is a network of refuges and Rape Crisis Centres around the country. Major changes have been made in the laws on rape, and the 1996 Domestic Violence Act was a legal milestone. Services, however, have developed in a piecemeal and relatively haphazard way rather than as a co-ordinated strategy. There are gaps in services which must be filled. The separate services offered to women who want to escape a violent relationship by different public and voluntary bodies need to be welded into a coherent set of supports. The Task Force's aim is to ensure women experiencing violence can have real options, that when they disclose what, is happening they are listened to and believed, that public services are in a position to offer practical help and an assurance of safety. Women and children who have lived with violence need counselling and support to find the inner strength to rebuild their lives. In order to empower women who have lived with violence to break their silence, we want to ensure accurate advice. and information is readily available, so women know the options open to them, and can make informed choices. There must be effective responses from the criminal justice system - responses which reinforce the message that an attack on a woman by her partner is as serious a crime as an attack by a stranger. The Task Force ,has set out a process where service needs, service provision and service standards can be regularly reviewed and addressed. It identifies a chain of responsibility for making things happen. Public services in the community must have agreed practices and written procedures on violence against women, offering women a safe and accepting environment in which to disclose abuse, and a gateway to specialist advice, information and practical help. Working with women and children only addresses one side of the problem. Programmes for violent men that confront violent behaviour must be developed and expanded. A society where women are not regarded as equals, or which sees violence as a legitimate way of resolving conflict, is one where violence to women can flourish. Work with young people has an important role to play in preventing violence and abuse in a new generation. This Report sends a powerful signal from the Government. It says loud and clear that our society unambiguously condemns and abhors violence against women; that victims of violence must be treated with dignity and respect; that an adequate network of services must be in place to meet their needs; and that those who perpetrate such violence can draw no comfort or tolerance from our society. Tue, 01 Apr 1997 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266299 1997-04-01T00:00:00Z