1. Public Health Programme Information Event 2015 29 June 2015 Kay Duggan-Walls, Health Research Board National Focal Point

2. Participation in 2 nd Public Health Programme 2008-2013 Type of GrantPartnerNumber Funded Value € Conference_2€200,000 Operating-34€591,4829 Projects2 main partners20€1,243,468.01 Joint ActionsAll associated partners16€1,111,854.59 Total€13,539,849.60 Total Funding to Ireland €3,539,849.60

3. Examples of funded Projects PREDI-NU – Preventing Depression and improving awareness through networking in the EU - aim to develop, implement and evaluate an internet based CBT tool for the treatment of mild to moderate depression National Suicide Research Foundation - associated partner (Ella Arensman) 2010 CompHP – Developing Competencies and professional standards for health promotion capacity building in Europe Margaret Barry, NUI Galway Project Leader 2009-2012, 24 Project Partners from across Europe

4. Joint Actions 2014 (Participating in 5/8) Nutrition and Physical Activity –The Institute of Public Health –HRB Centre for Health and Diet Research (CHDR)(UCC) –The Food Safety Promotion Board Improved coordination and resource sharing for medical devices –Health Products Regulatory Agency Support to eHealth Network –Department of Health EU wide rare diseases information databases -Health Services Executive (HSE) Blood transfusion and tissue and cell transplantation - Health Products Regulatory Agency

5. Participation in 2014 call 7 proposal received Operating Grant: Coordinator: Promoting Health and Reducing health inequalities – Europe Eurasia Foundation 3 Project Grants Participants: 1. Empowering Hospital – DCU 2. Tobacco cessation guidelines for high risk groups – Tobacco Free Research Institute 3. Bridging Information and Data generation for evidence based health policy and Research - DCU

6. Role National Focal Point Support & facilitate the implementation of the Programme at the level of the EU Member States Increase the efficacy of proposal submission Relay appropriate information about technical and financial requirements to applicants Facilitate the orientation of national applicants Promote the programme dissemination, dissemination of results Support Department of Health with Joint Actions

7. For further information contact Kay Duggan-Walls kdugganwalls@hrb.ie tel (01) 2345 187