03 May 2019 The focus of the consultation is a change in law which would provide the Department with a power to designate an event taking place in Northern Ireland as a “special event.” The Department, having designated an event as a “special event”, would then have the power to vary permitted hours for the…
08 Apr 2019 A CONSULTATION report on developing a Healthy Workplace Framework published by the Department of Health (ROI). The report was prepared for the Department of Health by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH). IPH facilitated the online consultation and hosted events in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Sligo which invited stakeholders to…
15 Jan 2019 Author IPH The New Strategic Direction for Alcohol and Drugs Phase 2 (NSD-2) is a cross-departmental strategy led by the Department of Health, which aims to reduce the level of alcohol and drug-related harm in Northern Ireland. The overall aim of the review was to evaluate the impact of NSD-2 on its…
23 Nov 2017 Professor Kevin Balanda presents the main conclusions of Work Package 4 of the EU Joint Action on Physical Activity and Nutrition (JANPA) at the General Assembly of the conference, in Paris on 23 November 2017. The overall aim of the project is to contribute to halting the rise of overweight and obesity in children…