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Community Affairs Committee Examination of Budget Estimates 2006-2007 Additional Information Received VOLUME 2 HEALTH AND AGEING PORTFOLIO Outcomes: whole of portfolio and Outcomes 1, 2, 3 OCTOBER 2006 Note: Where published reports, etc. have been provided in response to questions, they have not been included in the Additional Information volume in order to conserve resources. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF BUDGET EXPENDITURE FOR 2006-2007 Included in this volume are answers to written and oral questions taken on notice and tabled papers relating to the budget estimates hearings on 31 May and 1 June 2006 * Please note that the tabling date of 19 October 2006 is the proposed tabling date HEALTH AND AGEING PORTFOLIO Senator Quest. Whole of portfolio Vol. 2 Date tabled No. Page No. in the Senate* T2 DoHA addresses/organisation unit occupying/lease expiry 1 17.08.06 tabled at date hearing Crossin 55 Rock Eisteddfod 2 17.08.06 McLucas 118 Skin cancer national awareness 3 17.08.06 McLucas 249 Response time to questions from Parliamentary Library 4 17.08.06 Mason 9 Sick leave 5 17.08.06 McLucas 145 PBS and the 2007 Intergenerational Report 6-7 17.08.06 Ludwig 1 Expenditure on legal services 8-9 17.08.06 McLucas 90 Secretary's overseas travel 10 17.08.06 Ludwig 2 Executive coaching and/or other leadership training 11-14 14.09.06 Moore/ 192, Description of the methodology used to create and maintain 15-17 14.09.06 McLucas 250 notional allocations of Departmental funds McLucas 251 Department of Health and Ageing structure 18-22 14.09.06 Moore 252 Organisational chart for Ministerial and Parliamentary Support 23-24 19.10.06 Branch McLucas 89 Delays in Parliamentary questions on notice responses 25 19.10.06 McLucas 260 10 largest overspending programs/10 largest underspending 26-31 19.10.06 programs Outcome 1: Population Health Stott Despoja 35 Pregnancy counselling 32 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 36 Pregnancy Help Australia 33 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 37, 208, Pregnancy counselling 34-36 17.08.06 Webber 209 Stott Despoja 43, 44, National pregnancy support telephone helpline 37-39 17.08.06 45 Stott Despoja 211 Pregnancy counselling 40-41 17.08.06 Forshaw 207 Bowel cancer screening 42 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 30 MBS item to provide Medicare-funded pregnancy counselling 43 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 33 Pregnancy Help Australia 44 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 34 Pregnancy counselling 45 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 40 Pregnancy Help Australia 46 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 41 Pregnancy counselling 47 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 42 Pregnancy helplines 48 17.08.06 McLucas 96 Obesity 49-85 17.08.06 McLucas 97 Reviews of public health funding 86-87 17.08.06 i Senator Quest. Outcome 1: Population Health [contd] Vol. 2 Date tabled No. Page No. in the Senate* Stott Despoja 206 HIV diagnosis 88 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 32 Pregnancy Help Australia 89 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 39 Pregnancy counselling 90 17.08.06 McLucas 98 Lifescripts 91-92 17.08.06 Nettle 159, 160 Pregnancy support counselling - national 93 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 174, Pregnancy counselling 94-96 17.08.06 210 Stott Despoja 254 Funding provided to pregnancy counselling services 97 17.08.06 Webber 46, 47 Ritalin 98-101 17.08.06 Webber 48 Ritalin – adverse drug reactions 102-103 17.08.06 Webber 49 ADHD stimulant drugs 104-105 17.08.06 Webber 50 Black box warnings 106 17.08.06 Sherry 51-54 NICNAS registration costs 107-110 17.08.06 McLucas 99 Gene technology regulations 2001 111-112 17.08.06 Forshaw 162 Tebonin 113 17.08.06 Forshaw 163 Pre and post market regulatory activity 114 17.08.06 Allison 165 RU486 115 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 31, 38 Pregnancy counselling 116-138 14.09.06 McLucas 94 Smoking and pregnancy advisory group 139-141 14.09.06 Forshaw 164 Blood 142-164 14.09.06 Barnett 166 RU486 165 14.09.06 Crossin 256 Report on radioactive waste leak from storage site in 166-167 14.09.06 Normandy, France Nettle 257 Comparison of emission levels set in the ARPANSA standard 168-169 14.09.06 for 3G mobile phone towers Nettle 258 Number and nature of complaints made to ARPANSA's EMR 170 14.09.06 health complaints register Allison 259 Depleted uranium production and storage 171 14.09.06 McLucas 93 Funding for Touch on Drugs 172-174 19.10.06 Outcome 2: Access to Pharmaceutical Services T1 Media release Minister for Health and Ageing re PBS 175 17.08.06 tabled at consultation 17 May 06 hearing T3 PBS 20 day rule 176 17.08.06 tabled at hearing McLucas 102 PBS independent review 177 17.08.06 McLucas 197 12.5% reduction policy on generic drugs 178-202 17.08.06 Allison 199 PBAC recommendation of low dose oral contraception 203 17.08.06 McLucas 101 Home medication reviews 204-205 17.08.06 McLucas 103 Vaccine arrangements 206-208 17.08.06 McLucas 202 Special patient contributions 209 17.08.06 McLucas 255 List of those drugs that fell below the general payment level 210-218 17.08.06 on 1 January 2005 McLucas 200 Applications to PBAC 219 17.08.06 McLucas 201 High cost drugs 220 17.08.06 McLucas 100 Community Service Obligation (CSO) - PAQ 221-222 17.08.06 McLucas 203 PBS model 223-224 14.09.06 Allison 198 PBAC recommendations 225-226 19.10.06 ii Senator Quest. Outcome 3: Access to Medical Services Vol. 2 Date tabled No. Page No. in the Senate* T4 Options for radiation oncology services in the Northern 227 17.08.06 tabled at Territory, Aug 2004 hearing Crossin 193 Eye health program – May 2004 228 17.08.06 McLucas 105 Medicare item to fund antenatal checks 229 17.08.06 McLucas 106 New Medicare items 2230 17.08.06 McLucas 112 Psychiatric services 231-232 17.08.06 McLucas 122 Costs of Positron emission Tomography (PET) 233 17.08.06 Crossin 168 Radiotherapy facilities 234 17.08.06 Stott Despoja 25, 28, MBS item to provide Medicare funded 235-237 17.08.06 29 McLucas 108 Pregnancy checks on MBS 238 17.08.06 McLucas 110 Government response to clinical review of IVF 239 17.08.06 McLucas 169 Pathology MOU 240 17.08.06 McLucas 111 Radiation therapy 241-242 17.08.06 Crossin 4 Eye health program – May 2004 243 14.09.06 Stott Despoja 26 MBS item to provide Medicare-funded pregnancy counselling 244 14.09.06 McLucas 104 Cataract procedures 245-247 14.09.06 McLucas 121 PET evaluation study 248-250 14.09.06 McLucas 135 Professional Services Review 251-252 14.09.06 McLucas 141 Round the clock Medicare 253-254 14.09.06 Stott Despoja 27 MBS item to provide Medicare-funded pregnancy counselling 255 14.09.06 iii iv Department of Health and Ageing Address Organisation Unit Lease Expiry Albermarle Building, Furzer Street Woden ACT Central Office 30/06/2009 Alexander Building, Furzer Street Woden ACT Central Office 30/06/2009 Fishburn House, Furzer Street Woden ACT Central Office 30/06/2009 Penrhyn House, Bowes Street Woden ACT Central Office 5/06/2009 Scarborough House, Woden ACT Central Office 31/07/2015 8-10 Hobart Place Civic ACT Departmental Call Centre 30/11/2008 Borrowdale House Furzer Street Woden ACT Office & Office of Chemical Safety 31/08/2008 1 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst Sydney NSW New South Wales State Office 7/09/2008 Casselden Place, 2 Lonsdale Street Melbourne VIC Victoria State Office 28/02/2007 340 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD Queensland State Office 14/06/2010 155 Hugh Street, Townsville, QLD Queensland State Local Office 14/06/2007 Commonwealth Centre, 55 Currie Street Adelaide SA South Australia State Office 31/03/2007 Central Park, 152-158 St Georges Terrace Perth WA Western Australia State Office 30/11/2011 Montpelier Building 21 Kirksway Place Hobart, TAS Tasmania State Office 31/03/2010 The Met Building, 17 Scaturchio Street Casuarina Darwin Northern Territory Office 30/11/2009 NT Anangu House, 44 Bath Street Alice Springs NT Northern Territory Local Office 30/09/2008 Allara House, 20 Allara Street Civic ACT National Health & Medical Research Council 31/03/2009 136 Narrabundah Lane Symonston ACT Therapeutics Goods Administration 30/06/2017 Casselden Place, 2 Lonsdale Street Melbourne VIC Therapeutics Goods Administration 30/11/2009 Pharmacy Guild House Barton ACT Office Gene Technology Regulation 31/01/2009 Geoscience Building, Hindmarsh Drive Symonston ACT Therapeutics Goods Administration 18/09/2008 St Vincents Hospital, Sydney NSW Therapeutics Goods Administration 31/08/2006 334-336 Illawarra Road Marrickville NSW National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme 20/02/2008 1 Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee ANSWERS TO ESTIMATES QUESTIONS ON NOTICE HEALTH AND AGEING PORTFOLIO Budget Estimates 2006-2007, 31 May - 1 June 2006 Question: E06-055 OUTCOME: Whole of Portfolio Topic: ROCK EISTEDDFOD Written Question on Notice Senator Crossin asked: 1. Has the Department of Health and Ageing ever provided funding for the Rock Eisteddfod before? 2. If so, can you please supply the final and budget estimates for a) 04-05; b) 05-06; and c) 06-07. Answer: 1. Yes. The Department has previously provided funding for the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge through sponsorship of their Television Specials. 2. The Department’s final budget for Rock Eisteddfod funding is as follows: • $550,000 (GST inclusive) for the 2004-05 financial year; • $550,000 (GST inclusive) for the 2005-06 financial year; and • Funding for the 2006-07 financial year is being considered based on a proposal received by the Department on 26 June 2006.