Department of Health
FOI Requests — 4736 requests
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Official correspondence (signed letters) between Minister Harris and the Minister for Finance / Public Expenditure and Reform between August 13th and
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Communications related to the procurement process entered into before the HSE's engagement of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) UK.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
• A copy of the letter or correspondence issued by Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, to the HSE/CHI outlining that all children waiting over four months for scoliosis surgery should be offered treatment abroad. (Early 2025) • Any related records, including cover notes, instructions, or guidance provided by the Minister or the Department of Health to the HSE regarding this direction.
- Part-grantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
I wish to request access to records relating to the National Oral Health Survey conducted in or around 2000– 2002 (commonly referred to as the National Survey of Adult Oral Health and/or the North–South Survey of Children’s Oral Health). Specifically, I am seeking: 1. The total number of individuals examined as part of the national oral health survey commissioned in 2001 (both adults and children, if available). 2. The total cost of conducting the survey, including survey design, fieldwork, data collection, analysis, and publication. If exact figures are not available, I would be grateful for any documents that contain estimates, budget allocations, or expenditure records related to the survey.
- Part-grantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
HLT 00986-25: Response to correspondence received from Marty Donovan, CHI Board Member I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/1/2025 - 30/9/2025.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Corr. btw CMO/DCMO/ Secretary General /Minister & Dept. Agriculture & Health and Safety Authority, regarding Covid in meat plants.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Copies of briefing materials prepared for the new secretary general Robert Watt as part of his appointment to the role on both an interim and permanent basis.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Corr between the Private Hospital Association and Minister Harris/Donnelly during 2020.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Consultant reports, guidance, advice and demand models commissioned by HSE and/or Dept of Health on the subject of PPE, between March and August 2020.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
All correspondence involving either the secretary general; the deputy secretary (corporate affairs) or the principal officer (press and communications) which relate to the formulation, consideration and approval of responses to the Data Protection Commissioner in the course to its inquiry into data held by the Department of Health and commenced in March 2021. This can be confined to responses to drafts of the report or substantive queries and can exclude any administration queries, such as access to buildings or logistics, and briefing material for the appearance by the Secretary General at the Oireachtas Health Committee on May 5, 2021. This can be confined to the period March 2021 to June 2021. All correspondence involving either the secretary general; the deputy secretary (corporate affairs) or the principal officer (press and communications) which relate the formulation, consideration and approval of the contents a letter sent to affected families in April 2021 by the secretary general. This can be confined to the period March 2021 to April 15 2021. All correspondence involving either the secretary general; the deputy secretary (corporate affairs) or the principal officer (press and communications) which relate the formulation, consideration and approval of responses or correspondence to RTÉ in relation to a programme broadcast on this issue on March 27, 2021. This can be confined to the period March 2021 to May 2021.
- Part-grantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
• Briefing documents/notes received by the Department from the Medical Council prior to/in relation to governance meetings with the Council, from 1 January 2025 to 11 July 2025. • Business case/s submitted by the Medical Council in relation to the salary for a new CEO appointment, from 1 January 2025 to 11 July 2025.
- Part-grantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Correspondence (including attachments) between the Minister for Health/Secretary General and the board of CHI/chief executive of CHI between May 1st 2025 and to date, July 23rd 2025 relating to the unpublished 2022 internal review.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Any emails (including email threads, follow up emails, hard copy printouts of emails that contain handwritten notes/comments) and documents (including documents or copies of the documents that contain any hand written notes, records of discussions, post it notes) within the year 2022 relating to the subject of my communications with Ms. Campbell.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
I would like to know how much your Department spent on advertising through the various forms of media available in the State in 2022 (or the closest previous, non-Covid year). I would like to see the total amount broken down by media type, i.e.: Television, Radio, Print, Online In relation to the total spend on radio advertising, I would like to know the breakdown of that figure by : RTE Radio, Other National Radio, Local Commercial Radio, Community Radio
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
All correspondence and documentation held by the Minister and Department of Health in relation to the blood donation deferral policy in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland & USA in respect of men who have sex with men (MSM), from 1st January 2019 to present;
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Letter from Joint Oireachtas Health Committee to the DoH on 13 June, re: chiropractors be included on the upcoming SI "Transposition of Basic Safety Standards Directive" and regulation of the profession.
- Part-grantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
• Copies of all correspondence to / from Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on the topic of health labels on alcoholic drinks. • Records of all meetings attended by Ms. Carroll MacNeill 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 23/1/2025 and 12/6/2025. • The records should include copies of any documents attached or enclosed with the correspondence.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
A list/record/database of uncommenced legislation for which the minister is responsible along with any accompanying briefing notes.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
All internal and external correspondence involving Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly discussing the provision of "gender affirming care", "gender affirming treatments", "transgender healthcare", "gender care", or "gender healthcare", at the new children's hospital.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Correspondence between the Department and DPER/DEASP on any review of enhanced illness benefit in relation to covid-19 and possible consequences for the private healthcare worker workforce
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
1. A copy of the Department of Health submission to the European Commission on the proposal to withdraw authorisation for smoky food flavourings. 2. Correspondence sent and received between the Department of Health and other departments, on its submission to the European Commission on the proposal to withdraw authorisation for smoky food flavourings. Timeframe: 1st Jan to 23rd May 2024
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
I wish to get a copy of org chart for the hse from Stephen Donnelly to ceo of Limerick Hospital The time parameter is since Stephen Donnelly became Minister
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
As of 23 April 2025 The number of WTE staff by grade and gender that are employed by the Department in tabular form
- Part-grantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Copy of submissions made by the Minister for Health or the Department of Health to the review carried out Senior Posts Remunerations Committee at the request of the Minister for Public Expenditure into the remuneration of chief executives in commercial State bodies. The review of the SPRC group was published by the Government on 29thApril 2025.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
The “interRAI Home Support Report” that was presented to the Department of Health by the HSE, as referenced in the Sláintecare Implementation Progress Report 2024.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
- Any records held by, or correspondence received by the Department of Health regarding the Stakeholders meeting of the Citizens Assembly on Drug Use - Any correspondence or meeting minutes between the Department of Health (or any of its officials) and the Cannabis Risk Alliance - Any correspondence or meeting minutes between the Department of Health (or any of its officials) and Prof Bobby Smyth (2022 - present) - Any correspondence or meeting minutes between the Department of Health (or any of its officials) and Prof Mary Cannon (2022 - present) - Any correspondence or meeting minutes between the Department of Health (or any of its officials) and Prof Ray Walley (2022 - present)
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Records of contact between Roqu and/or its Chief Executive Robert Quirke, from March 1 2020 to date, with the Department's Secretary General and Minister Donnelly/Harris in relation to ventilators.
- Part-grantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
All correspondence between the Minister for Health (Stephen Donnelly) and the chair of the HSE Board Ciaran Devine regarding the HSE National Service Plan 2025 between the dates 1 October 2024 and 20 January 2025. (Please note to make compiling the files easier- if full copies or draft copies of the service plan are attached to this correspondence, the copies / draft copies can be excluded)
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Any and all invoices from media monitoring organisations and media contacts database organisations for the period 2015 to date: • A media Monitoring service is any external organisation that is paid by you to monitor and / or analyse mentions across online news, social media, print, broadcast media, and podcasts. • A media contacts database organisation is any external organisation that provides you with a media database.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
the amount of human albumin in grams issued 1ST Jan 2022 to 31st Dec 2022 (the full calendar year) broken down by manufacturer (Bio Products Laboratory, Grifols, Biotest, CSL Behring, Octapharma, Takeda) by concentration (4.5%, 5%, 20%) and by service ordering albumin (ICU, Liver unit, etc.)
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
All Corrs Btw Minister for Health & the following coroners, going back 18 months: -dublincoroner@justice.ie, Dr Myra Cullinane, Dr Clare Keane MD, Dr Cróna Gallagher & Ms Aisling Gannon
- Part grantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Records held referring or relating to the decision by the canteen contractor at Miesian Plaza to cease services in January 2020, from 1 October 2019 to date.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Corr. to or from the Minister or the Minister's office to media organisations regarding Drinkaware in December 2019.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Briefing documents that were volunteered, or provided to, members of Fianna Fail or Fine Gael’s negotiation teams to facilitate government formation talks between 29 November 2024 and the 15th of January 2025 from the Drugs Policy Unit.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
The ESRI issued a Pharmaceutical Pricing report in 2013 with a recommendation 6.2 – can you supply all records which referenced this recommendation?
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Corr, mins of meetings and reports re; Safetynet Primary Care.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Corr. between Chiropractic Association of Ireland and Minister Harris re; wording of the Treatment of Cancer (Advertisements) Bill 2018 from January 2019 to date
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Correspondence including attachments between Jim Browne, chairman of the board of Children’s Health Ireland, and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly relating to the new national children’s hospital between August 2024 and to date, 25th November 2024. Correspondence including attachments between Jim Browne, chairman of the board of Children’s Health Ireland, and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly relating to the appointment to senior positions in CHI (including new chief
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Health through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-10-2023 - 31-10-2023.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Mins from meetings - Non-Consultant Hospital Doctor taskforce established by Minister since Sept. 1 this year, all docs re: the taskforce sent to the Minister in same timeframe
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
All records relating to my email of 8 November 2021 addressed to the Minister re: the Covid Booster vaccine, and my subsequent f ollow-up emails.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
A full breakdown of all costs associated with Minister Daly's visit to Geneva in Switzerland on November 13th to November 14th.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Email and hard copy corr. from 1 January 2019 to 8 November 2019 received by the Minister for Health and Chief Medical Officers from MedLab/Sonic Healthcare, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, and Quest Diagnostics in relation to any aspect pertaining to the review of CervicalCheck slides/samples by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. I also request the return correspondence.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
I am seeking copies of correspondence between the voluntary hospitals’ group and both the Minister and the secretary general, since 01 July 2024 regarding funding for voluntary hospitals and historic deficits
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
Under the 2014 Freedom of Information Act I would like to request any correspondence and records relating to youth transgender healthcare from December 2022 to September 2023 inclusive. I would prefer to receive the records in their original electronic format.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
If you could please provide the information in a similar form to how the Department of Finance have provided it as seen in the document attached below. 1. The number of staff at the Department who earn more than €100,000 per year. 2. The number of staff at the Department who earn less than €28,000 per year. 3. What is the salary of the highest paid worker at the Department and what is the salary of the lowest paid worker at the Department.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
All consultations undertaken by the Department of Health from 2010 to 2018.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Health
1. Any audit, assessment, or review conducted in relation to staffing levels at Mayo University Hospital as part of the implementation of the Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix Framework, carried out within the past 12 months. 2. Correspondence, reports, or internal communications between the Department of Health, the HSE, and/or Saolta University Health Care Group regarding the implementation timeline of the Safe Staffing Framework at Mayo University Hospital. 3. Documents outlining projected staffing increases (including estimated numbers of nurses, healthcare assistants, or other staff) for Mayo University Hospital under the Framework. 4. Any briefing materials or memos prepared for the Minister for Health or senior officials relating to the Safe Staffing Framework and its rollout in Mayo University Hospital.