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FOI Requests — 2730 requests

  • Received
    Decided 19 February 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0004-2024
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Health

    I would like to request all email correspondence and

  • Received
    Decided 19 February 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0027-2024
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Health

    Letter sent by the Irish Medical Organisation to Minister Donnelly on the European Health Data Space, as detailed on

  • Received
    Decided 19 February 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0040-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Access to records under the FOI Act 2014 of correspondence received by the Secretary General of the Department of Health that relate to the safety and governance matters at University Hospital Limerick, and records of his replies between January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024.

  • Received
    Decided 19 February 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0041-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Access to records under the FOI Act 2014 of Submissions received by the Minister for Health from staff; consultants; and patients that relate to the safety and governance matters at University Hospital Limerick, and records of replies to these submissions between January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024.

  • Received
    Decided 16 February 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0028-2024
    Requester Type Business Interest
    Department of Health

    Information/records requested relates to the letter from IBEC/ Drinks Ireland to the Secretary General of Department of Health, and any further correspondence as a result of this letter, both to/from IBEC. Furthermore, please provide details of the meeting with Mr Watt – any briefing documents and minutes are also sought. The time period is from 1st September to 31st December. This relates to the below link. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/104857/ibec.

  • Received
    Decided 15 February 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0324-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    A list of e-submissions submitted to the Minister for Health through the e-submissions channel. Request to cover the period from 01-11-2023 - 30-11-2023.

  • Received
    Decided 15 February 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0019-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Email correspondence between the relevant unit in the Department of Health and the Department of Public Expenditure in relation to unfilled posts in the Chief Medical Officer's office from June to December 2023. the business case submitted by the Department of Health to the Department of Public Expenditure in relation to same.

  • Received
    Decided 14 February 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0032-2024
    Requester Type Business Interest
    Department of Health

    Dates in each year on which training for the administration of the AIE Regulations was provided to personnel within your department Identity of the training organisation in each case Copies of the training materials in each case

  • Received
    Decided 13 February 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0020-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Email correspondence between the relevant unit in DOH and the OECD in relation to the OECD working paper on excess deaths (see below), including any written comments made

  • Received
    Decided 13 February 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0022-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Correspondence (email/letter) sent in October 2023 from the

  • Received
    Decided 12 February 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0007-2024
    Requester Type Business Interest Group
    Department of Health

    Alcohol Action Ireland requests access to all records (electronic copies) relating to the SALE OF ALCOHOL BILL that have taken place between the Chief Medical Officer's unit in the department of health and the Health Service Executive (HSE) from Jan 1 2023 - Jan 3 2024. This includes all records and correspondence including briefing notes, minutes of meetings, letters, emails, consultations and any other documentation relating to this issue during the time period. These records are non-personal.

  • Received
    Decided 12 February 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0017-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Please provide all minutes/records of meetings, as well as all

  • Received
    Decided 8 February 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0005-2024
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Health

    Records received by the Minister for Health from the National Gender Service and any replies from the Minister if these records are correspondence, in relation to the proposed

  • Received
    Decided 8 February 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0012-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Correspondence between UHLG CEO and the Minister for Health and/or senior officials in his department that relate to the Systems Analysis Review into the death of a patient at UHL on Monday 19 December 2022. The timeline of my request is December 1, 2023 to date.

  • Received
    Decided 8 February 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0014-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I request access to the following records which are non- personal and which I believe are held by the Department of Health, dated between September 1, 2023 an the date of this request: A record of all correspondence between the Minister/Minister’s office and the Irish Dental Association regarding any of his appearances at Oireachtas Health Committee meetings.

  • Received
    Decided 8 February 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0016-2024
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Health

    email correspondence received and sent by the relevant unit (between 17th Nov 2023 – 2nd Jan 2024) which has oversight in relation to the issue – the OECD paper on excess mortality."

  • Received
    Decided 8 February 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0050-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Under the FOI request, Could I please ask for access to any progress reports, or internal briefings, from the new Productivity and Savings Taskforce, that have been sent to the Minister for Health since its establishment. The first meeting was on 17th January, 2024 If the the Minister has received this correspondence via another official's email, can I still request those documents, with any additional notes from officials attached. Please feel free to call me if any clarification is needed.

  • Received
    Decided 7 February 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0320-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Copies of the minutes of the senior management team (or DoH equivalent) for the most recent six months for which they are available.

  • Received
    Decided 7 February 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0011-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Correspondence between the Minister for Health and the HSE from November 1st, 2023 in relation to the death of XXX XXX in UHL and subsequent reviews into same.

  • Received
    Decided 7 February 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0038-2024
    Requester Type Business Interest Group
    Department of Health

    The minutes of the meeting of the National Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) Service Improvement Group held on October 2023

  • Received
    Decided 1 February 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0310-2023
    Requester Type Business Interest Group
    Department of Health

    We request all records held by the Department of Health relating to the drug known as ‘Domperidone’ sold under the name ‘Motilium’, in particular, all communications between the Department of Health and the following entities; 1. Health Products Regulatory Authority

  • Received
    Decided 1 February 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0010-2024
    Requester Type Business Interest Group
    Department of Health

    I would be obliged if you could furnish me with the following information in relation to the operation of the Civil Service Code of Discipline Circular 19/2016 in the

  • Received
    Decided 29 January 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0269-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Records of meetings/correspondence between the Department/Minister and the Department of Public Expenditure/MPER regarding budget allocations for Budget 2024 Records of meetings/correspondence between the Department/Minister and the Department of Public Expenditure/MPER regarding the potential for a

  • Received
    Decided 29 January 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0272-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Correspondence between Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe regarding the Department of Health's budget between August 1 2023 and the date of this request (this should include his office and his advisers) Emails between Minister Donnelly and Robert Watt

  • Received
    Decided 29 January 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0279-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Emails between the Minister for Health and the chief executive of the HSE regarding Budget 2024. Emails between the Minister for Health and the Department of Health secretary general regarding Budget 2024. Emails between the Department of Health secretary general and the HSE chief executive regarding Budget 2024. This request should include emails. It should cover the period 01 July 2023 to the present day.

  • Received
    Decided 29 January 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0319-2023
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    The Report detailing ‘the enhanced surveillance of HPV disease, including whole genome sequencing programme’ put in place in October 2022 should be readily available and easily accessible from Dr. Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officers, HSE Office/ Cervical Check.ie. A copy of the Report would possibly have been forwarded to Prof. Breda Smyth CMO’s office in response to her letter dated 04/10/2022 for the CMO’s and the Minister’s approval, files and records. 2 b) A copy of the Report detailing the procedures agreed between the Department of Health, the HSE/Cervical Check.ie to advise Cervical Check patients who test positive for the HPV which, individual HPV strain(s) they tested positive for. The Report detailing the procedures agreed between the Department of Health, the HSE/Cervical Check.ie to advise Cervical Check patients who test positive for the HPV and their Doctors, which individual HPV strain(s) (genotypes) the patient tested positive for, should be readily available and easily accessible from Dr. Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officers, HSE Office / Cervical Check.ie. A copy of the Report would possibly have been forwarded to Prof. Breda Smyth CMO’s office in response to her letter dated 04/10/2022 for the CMO’s and the Minister’s approval, files and records.

  • Received
    Decided 26 January 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0008-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    I would like a copy of the Department’s most recent review of the treatment of rental income under the Fair Deal scheme. The report was requested by Minister of State Mary Butler.

  • Received
    Decided 24 January 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0023-2024
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Health

    - HLT 01359-23: Briefing HSE DOH Quarterly Meeting 3rd October 2023. I wish for my request to cover the period from

  • Received
    Decided 19 January 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0283-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Emails/Letters between the Minister for Health and Bernard Gloster, CEO of the HSE, relating to funding of the HSE. The timeline of my request is between September 1 to date. Emails/letters between the Minister for Health and Mr Gloster relating to the issue of HSE personnel engaging with politicians/political parties including the HSE CEO. The timeline of my request is between September 1 to date. Emails/letters between the Robert Watt, Secretary General, and Mr Gloster, relating to HSE funding. The timeline of my request is between September 1 to date. Emails/letters between Robert Watt, Secretary General, and Mr Gloster, relating to the issue of HSE personnel engaging with politicians/political parties including the HSE CEO. The timeline of my request is between September 1 to date.

  • Received
    Decided 19 January 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0322-2023
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Health

    The Department of Health & Children regulation, within timeframe 10 April 1998 to 1 January 2000, setting the weekly rate of ‘comfort payment’ at £15 to people confined in long-term full-board institutional healthcare, and all memos, letters, emails and faxes pertaining to such internal regulatory process.

  • Received
    Decided 18 January 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0201-2023
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Records created on or after 20 June 2020, until 11 August 2023, relating to the impact of the expansion of free General Practitioner services to six- and seven-year-old children, or, in the alternative, and if such a document exists, a copy of an impact assessment report on this policy.

  • Received
    Decided 18 January 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0292-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    1)Emails/letters between Stephen Donnelly, the Minister for Health, and Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Public Expenditure, on the overrun in the health budget from September 1 2023 to present. 2)Emails/letters between the relevant unit in the Department - ie the internal Finance Unit - in the Department of Health - ie the internal Finance Unit - in the Department of Health and officials in the Department of Public Expenditure, on the overrun in the health budget from September 1 2023 to present.

  • Received
    Decided 15 January 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0335-2023
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    The document prepared by the Department's Drug Policy Unit on the Citizens' Assembly which was circulated to members of the Department's National Oversight Committee prior to their meeting of the 9th of June 2022. I would prefer to receive this document in its original formatting, electronically, to this email address. For context and to strengthen the scope of the request, this document has been mentioned in the public minutes of the National Oversight Committee [NOC] of June 9 2022, however, the document prepared by the Department for members of the NOC is not, to my available knowledge, publicly available for reading. The minutes reference this document within section 4 (p.3) as follows: "[Dept. of Health representative] explained the background to the Citizens Assembly to consider matters relating to drugs use. He prepared a document, which

  • Received
    Decided 12 January 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0313-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Correspondence (sent and received, including attachments) between Pieta House and the department, on the topic of funding, resources, governance or financial issues, between 1st January and 22nd November 2023.

  • Received
    Decided 12 January 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0332-2023
    Requester Type Business Interest Group
    Department of Health

    Details of all meetings between the Health and Wellbeing unit and the Food Unit within the Department and Coimisiún na Meán relating to marketing and advertising codes – media, broadcast and online safety codes, including any briefings or information documents provided or received since the establishment of Coimisiún na Meán in 2023”.

  • Received
    Decided 11 January 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0261-2023
    Requester Type Business Interest
    Department of Health

    I wish to request a copy of all emails sent and received by

  • Received
    Decided 11 January 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0262-2023
    Requester Type Business Interest
    Department of Health

    I wish to request a copy of all emails sent and received by

  • Received
    Decided 10 January 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0268-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Any records sent by the Department via email (including from Minister Stephen Donnelly or Sec Gen Robert Watt) to the Department of Finance concerning the Department of Health budget for Budget 2024. My proposal is primarily requesting email records, but also any attachments (such as spreadsheets, reports, slides or other reports).

  • Received
    Decided 9 January 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0009-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    A copy of the Department of Health's research report 'North- South and East-West Waiting List Trends - Inpatient/Day Cases and Outpatients'

  • Received
    Decided 8 January 2024
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0328-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Copies of all correspondence to/from Minister Stephen

  • Received
    Decided 8 January 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0003-2024
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Copies of the quarterly reports from the HSE National

  • Received
    Decided 5 January 2024
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0325-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Request to cover the last 12 months (5th Dec 2022 - 5th Dec 2023)

  • Received
    Decided 3 January 2024
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0323-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    1. The final letter of determination that has issued/will issue to the HSE chair of the board of the HSE by the Minister for

  • Received
    Decided 20 December 2023
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0288-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    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.

  • Received
    Decided 18 December 2023
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0317-2023
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    All emails received from U.S. Centres for Disease Control

  • Received
    Decided 18 December 2023
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0334-2023
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Health

    All written documentation confirming that the Dept. of Health/HSE has been funding the post of Director of Centre of Education and 2 specialist coordinator posts attached to the Centre of Nurses Education at Beaumont Hospital from 2002 to present.

  • Received
    Decided 15 December 2023
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0231-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Correspondence between the Eamonn Quinn, Principal Officer, Department of Health and the board of National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) from January 1st 2023 to September 18th 2023 regarding the new National Children’s Hospital to include all memo’s, reports, Email attachments, text messages and minutes.

  • Received
    Decided 15 December 2023
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0234-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Correspondence between the Secretary General of the Department of Health and the CEO of the HSE from January 1st 2023 to September 18 2023 regarding the new National Children’s Hospital to include all memo’s, reports, Email attachments, text messages and minutes.

  • Received
    Decided 15 December 2023
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0236-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Correspondence between the Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Health and the board of National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) from January 1st 2023 to September 18th 2023 regarding the new National Children’s Hospital to include all memo’s, reports, Email attachments, text messages and minutes.

  • Received
    Decided 15 December 2023
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0237-2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Correspondence between the Derek Tierney, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and the board of National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) from January 1st 2023 to September 18th 2023 regarding the new National Children’s Hospital to include all memo’s, reports, Email attachments, text messages and minutes.