I warmly welcome today’s passage of the Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014 by the Oireachtas which will provide GP care without fees for children under six.
This is a truly historic piece of legislation and I am pleased to have played a role in making this happen. I look forward to children benefitting from this scheme in the Autumn.
Today I published a government-approved package of measures, which for the first time will comprehensively address our societal misuse of alcohol.
Water fluoridation and the use of appropriate fluorides is a major plank of public health policy in Ireland in the prevention and management of tooth decay. This policy has been subject to recent debate. Evidence-based research proves that water fluoridation is a safe and effective public health policy.
“There is a serious problem, not only with the amount of alcohol we drink, but also with the harmful patterns in which it is consumed.
