Department of Health
FOI Requests — 2,058 records (page 2 of 42)
- Received —Decided 9 December 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
Reports to the Department/Minister for Health from the HSE National Heart Programme to date in 2025.
- Received —Decided 8 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
HLT 01157-25: Briefing notes on CHI and NCHI
- Received —Decided 4 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
HLT 00929-25: HSE Annual Report and Financial Statement 2024 for information and signature
- Received —Decided 4 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
1. Copies of all correspondence to/from Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeil on the topic of health labels on alcoholic drinks. 2. Records of all meetings attended by Ms Carroll MacNeil on the same topic including the date, agenda and minutes of those meetings. The time period for the records involved can be limited to between 15/7/2025 and 3/11/2025. The records should include copies of any documents attached or enclosed with the correspondence.
- Received —Decided 4 December 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
A copy of any correspondence/letters/emails, sent and received, between the Minister and any European commissioner, between 10th July and 6th November 2025.
- Received —Decided 4 December 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
Copy of the letter of determination sent by the Minister for Health to the chairman of the HSE regarding the budget for 2026 and her policy priorities and direction for next year
- Received —Decided 3 December 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
HLT 00652-25: Termination of Pregnancy – Annual Report Publication and Additional Notes
- Received —Decided 2 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
Records held by the Department of Health concerning the resignation of Dr Marcus de Brun from the Irish Medical Council in April 2020. Accordingly, I'm seeking all records held by the Department that relate to the receipt and handling of Dr de Brun's resignation. This includes any correspondence, memoranda, briefing notes, or internal discussions within the Department, as well as any communication to or from the Minister for Health, his private office, or officials acting on his behalf. In particular, I am interested in any records that refer to the Department's response to the resignation or whether any acknowledgement or communication was issued to Dr de Brun following it. This request covers the time period March 1st, 2020 to June 30th, 2020.
- Received —Decided 2 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
HLT 01193-25: Update on the National Children’s Hospital Ireland Programme
- Received —Decided 2 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
A copy of the department secretary general's official diary, for the months of August, June, July, September, October 2025.
- Received —Decided 2 December 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
The report commissioned by the Department of Health this year on the increasing privatisation of the nursing home sector in the State, as referenced by Minister Kieran O’Donnell at the Oireachtas health committee on June 18th.
- Received —Decided 1 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
I am seeking a list of e-submissions submitted to the Minister for Health through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-10-2025 - 31-10-2025.
- Received —Decided 1 December 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
Quarterly reports to the Department/Minister for Health from the HSE National Women and Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) in 2025.
- Received —Decided 1 December 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
New wording: I wish to request copies of any instructions/information sent by the Department of Health to the HSE that accompanied (the salary scales or were sent separately) to the HSE in respect of the Report 42 pay increases contained from September 2024 to date of the current FOI. I do not require the information contained in the scales files, as I already have access. Old wording: I wish to request copies of any instructions/information sent by the Department of Health to the HSE that accompanied (the salary scales or were sent separately) to the HSE in respect of the Report 42 pay increases contained in the 01 June 2024 and 01 October 2024. I do not require the information contained in the scales files, as I already have access.
- Received —Decided 28 November 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
I request the following records within the period 1 August 2025-present: 1. A copy of the request/ToR for the requested EU Observatory on Health evaluation of the various ownership structures in the long-term residential care sector for older persons in Europe and Ireland; 2. Any briefings, presentations or reports received concerning the requested evaluation
- Received —Decided 27 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
A copy of all direct communication - whether via email, text, or messaging service - between the minister and Robert Watt in the period 15 October to 29 October of 2025
- Received —Decided 26 November 2025WithdrawnDepartment of Health
1. A copy of direct correspondence between the minister (or her office) and BAM in the period from June 1 2025 to date. 2. A copy of any briefing documents or memos prepared for the minster and/or her officials for the same period. 3. Minutes or notes of any communications or conversations the minister or her officials held with representatives of BAM. The timeline of my request is June 1 to date.
- Received —Decided 25 November 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
HLT 01267-25: Publication of C&AG Annual report to include chapter on Primary Care Centres.
- Received —Decided 25 November 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
HLT 01257-25: Speaking Points for Memo Re: Appointment of Chairperson to the Board of CHI and Integration of CHI into HSE
- Received —Decided 25 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
HLT 01236-25: Appointment of Chairperson and Ordinary Members to the Children’s Health Ireland board
- Received —Decided 25 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
HLT 01228-25: Update on Acute Paediatric Spinal Services
- Received —Decided 25 November 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
HLT 01155-25: HIQA Update on Actions Taken September 2025
- Received —Decided 25 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
HLT 01207-25: Quarterly High Level Ministerial Meeting (Doh/HSE)
- Received —Decided 25 November 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
Specifically, I am requesting access to: 1. Copies of all inspection reports carried out at Sean Ross Abbey by or on behalf of the Department of Health. 2. Details of who carried out those inspections (for example, departmental inspectors or medical officers). 3. Records showing who those reports were sent to within the Department or elsewhere in government. 4. Any replies, follow up actions, or recommendations arising from those inspections. 5. All records, reports, or correspondence relating to Dr. Margaret Dunleavy, who worked for the Department of Health and was involved in vaccine trials and public health work, insofar as it relates to Sean Ross Abbey. 6. All autopsy records, medical certifications, and related public health files concerning deaths of infants or children at Sean Ross Abbey.
- Received —Decided 25 November 2025Handled outside of FOIDepartment of Health
I write to request some basic information (via the Freedom of information act 2014) on the National Donor-Conceived Person Register set up by law in 2015. I know this will be taken over by the AHRRA when it is set up but I’m trying to find out if the NDCPR is functional. Please provide me with information on the number of donor conceived people on the register since it was created. If a data dictionary or other document that describes the full range of data that is collected in the database i would also appreciate you for including that in your response.
- Received —Decided 24 November 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
Any correspondence sent and/or received by then-Minister Simon Harris to/from the then-HSE Director General Tony O'Brien on the topic of, or that makes reference to, scoliosis in children/scoliosis care for children/Harvey Morrison Sherratt. Six months of records from January 1, 2017 - July 1, 2017
- Received —Decided 24 November 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
I request copies of all documents within the Minister for Health's office and the relevant unit within the Department of Health with regards to the internal meeting alluded to in the document attached, which was scheduled for 5th September 2025.
- Received —Decided 24 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
HLT 01117-25: Briefing for Ministers Meeting with 22Q11 Ireland
- Received —Decided 24 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
HLT 00971-25: Minister’s meeting with St Vincent’s University Hospital 22 July 2025
- Received —Decided 24 November 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
I request copies of all documents within the Minister for Health's office and the relevant unit within the Department of Health pertaining to the HRT Advisory Group meeting alluded to in the document attached, which occurred on 9th October 2024, and the second meeting alluded to in the same document.
- Received —Decided 19 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
1. All correspondence in the period from 1 January 2025 to date between VHI Insurance DAC (including, without limitation, Aaron Keogh, Managing Director, and/or Mark Byrne, Director of Healthcare Partnerships) and the Department of Health in connection with private healthcare activity and/or private healthcare claims within HSE run public hospitals or voluntary hospitals. 2. All correspondence in the period from 1 January 2025 to date between Irish Life Health and the Department of Health in connection with private healthcare activity and/or private healthcare claims within HSE run public hospitals or voluntary hospitals. 3. All correspondence in the period from 1 January 2025 to date between Laya Healthcare and the Department of Health in connection with private healthcare activity and/or private healthcare claims within HSE run public hospitals or voluntary hospitals. 4. All correspondence in the period from 1 January 2025 to date between any of VHI Insurance DAC, Irish Life Health and/or Laya Healthcare and the Department of Health in connection with the Public Only Consultant Contract 2023; and 5. All correspondence in the period from 1 January 2025 to date between any of VHI Healthcare, Irish Life Health and Laya Healthcare on the one hand and the Department of Health on the other in connection with the Risk Equalisation Scheme.
- Received —Decided 19 November 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, a copy of the European Commission letter Ref. Ares (2025) 5803048, dated 16 July 2025. The Department holds this document in the context of correspondence between several Member States (including Ireland) and the Commission. The document is specifically identified as a Commission letter of 16 July 2025, reference Ares (2025) 5803048. If, for any reason, the Department considers that FOI does not apply, I alternatively request access pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (release by Member States of Commission documents in their possession). If any redactions are deemed necessary, please apply partial access rather than a blanket refusal.
- Received —Decided 17 November 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
1. Copies of all correspondence between Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and DAA PLC. 2. Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Ms Carroll MacNeill and representatives of the same company. The time period can be limited to 1/5/2025 to 3/11/2025. The records should include copies of any documents attached or enclosed with the correspondence.
- Received —Decided 17 November 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
All records held by the Department relating to gifts, hospitality, travel expenses, subsidised events, or externally- funded trips received by: 1. Ministers and Ministers of State assigned to this Department, 2. Members of the Minister’s private office, and 3. Senior civil servants (Principal Officer level and above), for the period from 1 January 2024 to Date. This request should include, but not be limited to: 1. Records or registers of gifts or hospitality offered or received, including invitations to events, receptions, entertainment, or meals; 2. Records relating to travel or trips (domestic or international) where costs were paid in full or in part by external organisations, including semi-state bodies, lobby groups, private sector entities, or foreign governments; 3. Details of payment or reimbursement, including who paid, the purpose of the event/travel, total cost, and whether departmental approval was granted; 4. Any conflict-of-interest declarations or assessments made in connection with such gifts, trips, or events; 5. Any correspondence or memos between the Department and the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) regarding such matters; and 6. Any records indicating whether the above gifts, hospitality, or trips were formally declared to the Department, SIPO, or any other relevant oversight body.
- Received —Decided 17 November 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
I am writing to request access to records held by the Department of Health under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. This request pertains to the rationale behind the €250,000 annual funding threshold used to distinguish between smaller and larger Section 39 organizations, and the decision to provide automatic redeployment rights to employees of larger organizations but not smaller ones, as outlined in Clause 2(b)(i) and (ii) of the Section 39 Service Arrangement (Revised for 2025). I seek the following records for the period from 1 January 2000 to the present date: 1. All policy papers, internal memos, reports, legal advice, correspondence, or meeting minutes explaining or justifying the establishment and use of the €250,000 annual funding threshold to differentiate between small and large Section 39 organisations. 2. Any equality impact assessments, risk analyses, or evaluations conducted by the Department of Health assessing the effects of the €250,000 threshold on employees of Section 39 organisations, including any consideration of potential disparities in treatment or outcomes between employees of small and large bodies and any consideration of potential disparities in treatment or outcomes between employees who have a disability and those who do not.. 3. Records detailing the decision to include automatic redeployment rights under Clause 2(b)(i) and (ii) of the Section 39 Service Arrangement for larger organisations (funded over €250,000), including the rationale for excluding such rights from smaller organisations (funded under €250,000).
- Received —Decided 14 November 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
Minutes of the last meeting held between the Department of Health and BAM regarding delays to the National Children’s Hospital.
- Received —Decided 14 November 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
1. Minutes (and any attached papers) of the Sláintecare Implementation Advisory Committee Meeting (SIAC) meetings held from 1 October 2018 to 4 February 2020. 2. Meeting minutes from meeting #5 are available online at https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of- health/publications/sl%C3%A1intecare-implementation- advisory-council-siac/ - but there is no available record of meetings number 1-4.
- Received —Decided 13 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
All records, including emails, briefing notes, internal communications, draft replies, and memos concerning the receipt, handling, and preparation of a written answer sent to Deputy Mattie McGrath on October 15th, 2025, concerning question references 55634/25 and 55632/25. I am requesting these records in electronic format where possible. I’m happy to receive these records outside of the FOI mechanism if this is preferable.
- Received —Decided 13 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
1. All correspondence between Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Minister Kieran O'Donnell relating to the care of older people in Irish nursing homes between February 1 2025 and October 1 2025 . 2. All correspondence between Minister Carroll MacNeill, Minister O'Donnell and HIQA chief Angela Fitzgerald relating to the care of older people in Irish nursing homes between February 1 2025 and October 1 2025. 3. All correspondence between Minister Carroll MacNeill, Minister O'Donnell and HSE chief Bernard Gloster relating to the care of older people in Irish nursing homes between February 1 2025 and October 1 2025.
- Received —Decided 11 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
1. Copy of representations made to the Minister for Health since 01 June 2025 regarding proposed changes to the use of insourcing arrangements in the health service to tackle waiting lists and proposals by the HSE to end this practice by next summer. 2. Copy of correspondence between the Minister for Health and the chief executive/chairman of the HSE since 01 July regarding HSE proposals to end the practice of insourcing to tackle waiting lists by June 2026
- Received —Decided 11 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am seeking a copy of the letter mentioned here sent from Affordable Medicines Ireland to the Minister. I am also seeking copies of any related internal Department correspondence; any replies to Affordable Medicines Ireland; records/minutes of any related meetings, etc.
- Received —Decided 11 November 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Health
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am seeking a copy of the email mentioned here sent from Mars Ireland to the Minister. I am also seeking copies of any related internal Department correspondence; any replies to Mars Ireland; records/minutes of any related meetings, etc.
- Received —Decided 11 November 2025WithdrawnDepartment of Health
Copy of all records, documentation etc. relating to the resignation of Mr. Bernard Gloster, HSE CEO held by the DoH.
- Received —Decided 11 November 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
Meeting minutes and related emails and briefing notes for a meeting between Illumina Cambridge and department officials regarding the national genomics strategy, held between May 1st and Aug 31st 2025, as outlined on lobbying register https://www.lobbying.ie/return/130369/illumina- cambridge-ltd
- Received —Decided 10 November 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
I am requesting access to up to three documents held by the Department of Health (Mental Health Division), in the last year, that relate to the potential mental health impact of AI chatbots, conversational AI, or digital companion apps on young people in Ireland. Specifically, I wish for: 1. The latest briefing paper, memo, or internal report discussing how digital or AI chat tools affect youth mental health. 2. Correspondence between the Department of Health and Comisiún de Meán about AI Chatbots and youth.
- Received —Decided 7 November 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
I wish to request access to the following records, which I believe to be held by your department /organisation. I would like all correspondence between the Minister for Health and the HSE CEO Bernard Gloster and between the Minister for Health and HSE Board Ciaran Devine dealing with a. Consultant productivity Between the dates 1 Feb 2025 and 1 September 2025.
- Received —Decided 7 November 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
Minutes of Department governance meetings with the Medical Council from 7 May 2025 to 29 September 2025.
- Received —Decided 6 November 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
1. All correspondence between Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and the NMH Partnership relating to the new National Maternity Hospital between February 1 2025 and October 1 2025. 2. Any briefing material provided to the Health Minister relating to the new NMH between January 23 2025 and October 1 2025.
- Received —Decided 5 November 2025GrantedDepartment of Health
NEW WORDING: • All lobbying records from the brewing company Heineken and/or its representatives (such as the PR firm Murray) from 01 January 2016 to 31 July 2025 in relation to mandatory health warnings on alcohol products. Please include meetings of minutes, correspondence between Department officials (including Ministers) and Heineken, and records of other lobbying activity during that period. OLD WORDING: • FOI 303 from 2018: Records of lobbying, meeting notes and minutes, external correspondence, held by the department re Public Health (Alcohol) Bill for period 1 January to 15 August 2018. • FOI 362 from 2018: Records re: decision by Minister Harris to include cancer warnings on alcohol products. • FOI 307 from 2019: Correspondence to/from Office of Minister for Health Simon Harris in relation to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 since January 1, 2019.
- Received —Decided 30 October 2025RefusedDepartment of Health
1. Records of all correspondence, including but not limited to briefing documents, memos, phone calls, letters, emails and draft briefing documents, between the Secretary General at the Department of Health, the Minister for Health, staff at the Minister’s office, Departmental staff and external stakeholders regarding a public inquiry into scoliosis and spina bifida care at Children’s Health Ireland between Monday 1 September 2025 and Sunday 5 October 2025. 2. Records of the briefing documents prepared for the Minister for Health for a meeting with two parents on Tuesday 29 September 2025. 3. Records of meetings and notes from meetings between Department officials, the Minister and two parents on Tuesday 29 September 2025.