Department of Health

Department of Health

Minutes of governance meetings held between the Department of Health and the Medical Council from 14 June 2023 to 26 October 2023.

Department of Health

All records/correspondence/memos/briefing notes/reports

Department of Health

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 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 01-08-2023 - 31-08-2023.

Department of Health

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

Department of Health

All records relating to correspondence between the Minister of Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, Susan Mitchell, Special Adviser, and GSK, as listed here. This should include, but is not limited to, any letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, memos, notes, reports, draft reports and any other relevant records that were created, sent or received by the Minister's office related to this correspondence.

Department of Health

Copies of all presentations circulated in advance of the 1/06/23 meeting of the National Oversight Committee. Copies of all presentations circulated in advance of the 7/09/23 meeting of the National Oversight Committee.

Department of Health

Any minutes from a meeting between The Medical Protection Society Limited and Dympna Kavanagh, chief dental officer at the Department of Health, on a date between 1 May 2023 and 31 Aug 2023, and relating to dentists working for corporates and LTDs being left

Department of Health

Correspondence between the Greg Dempsey, Deputy Secretary General, 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.

Department of Health

Correspondence between Louise McGirr, Assistant Secretary 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.

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Records of any correspondence on budget issues and in today's date. (Sep. 25th, 2023)

Department of Health

All correspondence between the Chief Medical Officer Dr Breda Smyth and the Minister for Health (including correspondence directed to the minister's secretary) between August 1st, 2023 and today's date September 13th, 2023 which relate to new variants of Covid-19.

Department of Health

Quarterly Ministerial Briefings from the HSE for Quarterly Meeting with the Minister, for each quarter since the Minister took office

Department of Health

Copies of all correspondence to/from Minister Stephen Donnelly on the topic of health labels on alcoholic drinks. Records of all meetings attended by Mr Donnelly on the same topic including the date, agenda and minutes of those meetings. Records of any phone calls involving Mr Donnelly on the same topic including the dates, names of the participants and any notes taken on the contents of the calls. The time period for the records involved can be limited to between 1/6/2023 and 11/9/2023.

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Meeting minutes from the 'Strategic Implementation Group on Alternatives to Coercive Sanctions for drug-related offences' a subgroup of the National Oversight Committee of Ireland's National Drugs Strategy which was established in November 2021. Meeting dates and attendance logs of these meetings. Agendas relating to these meetings.

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1. Any correspondence (sent and received) between the Department and company Novo Nordisk, on the topic of Ozempic, Wegovy, Saxenda, or issues related to shortages or the usage or regulation of the above, between 1st October 2022 and 25th August 2023.

Department of Health

Correspondence either from the Department of Health to the Department of the Taoiseach or from the Department of the Taoiseach to the Department of Health on the subject of "Citizens' Assembly" or including the words/phrase "Citizens' Assembly" or including the words/phrase "Citizens' Assembly" from the time period of January 2023 - August 2023. Correspondence either from the Department of Health to the Department of Justice or from the Department of Justice to the Department of Health on the subject of "Citizens' Assembly" or including the words/phrase "Citizens' Assembly" from the time period of January 2023 - August 2023. Documents/files/transcripts/meeting minutes held by the Department of Health on the subject of "Citizens' Assembly" or including the words/phrase "Citizens' Assembly" from the

Department of Health

Minutes of meetings held between the Department and the HSE National Women and Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) during 2023 to date. I also request copies of NWIHP’s updates to the Department/Minister, which I believe are sent quarterly, during 2023 to date.

Department of Health

All Department of Health notes and documents in relation to the development of a national hearing care plan, as recommended by the World Health Organisation in 2021. Specifically, I am seeking any minutes, notes and related documents held in the Department of Health relating to: (i) Emails and correspondence from Chime to the Department of Health on the need for a national hearing care plan since March 3rd 2021; (ii) A meeting between Chime and Department officials on September 9th 2022; (iii) A meeting between Chime, the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, T.D. and Department officials on May 8th 2023.

Department of Health

Correspondence (sent and received including attachments) between the Voluntary Healthcare Forum, Minister Stephen Donnelly, between 25th June and 31st August 2023. Donnelly, between 25th June and 31st August 2023.

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The number of complaints that have been made to the Department of Health regarding abortion services since they were implemented in 2019. Correspondence of the

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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.

Department of Health

All records relating to the meeting held between the Minister of State, Hildegarde Naughton TD, and XXXX, as listed. This should include, but is not limited to, records of any meeting minutes, meeting notes, a list of attendees, briefing material, associated reports, presentations and correspondence shared and/or referenced at the meeting. I also request any letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, memos, notes, reports, draft reports any other relevant records that were created, sent or received before, during or after the meeting.

Department of Health

Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: Any text message or email sent by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2022 that contains the words “unvaccinated,” “unvaxxed” or “unjabbed.”

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A copy of any briefings, reports, memos, submissions, or other such high-level documents prepared or shared with the Minister, the Secretary General, or the CMO with regard to the following: a/ Long Covid, b/ the number of people suffering from symptoms of Long Covid, c/ the provision of treatment to individuals with Long Covid, d/ resourcing of clinics or other health facilities for the treatment of Long Covid. period 1 Jan 2022 to date of receipt of the request.

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Protocol in the various settings relating to the retention of organs and any investigations regarding same. organs and any investigations regarding same.

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All Corrs. from Medical Practitioners/Allied Health Professionals/Smear takers to Department of Health and/or the Office of the Minister(s) for Health concerning the inconsistency of reporting of cytology under the National Screening Programme for Cervical Cancer since its establishment in 2008; 2. indicating a concern that there were errors being made in the reporting of cytology by outsourced laboratories under the Cervical Check Programme since its establishment in 2008

Department of Health

All records associated with the e-submission sent to the Minister for Health through the e-submissions channel in relation to the “Ministerial Briefing HSE DOH Quarterly Meeting” that took place in May.

Department of Health

As I understand from the job description posted recently on public jobs, the salary scale of the Director, National Patient Safety Office is a Higher Principal Officer with a Director salary uplift of c. €14,000. Under FOI act, could you kindly forward the below please: - the specific grade code for this salary. Its not clear if this is a standalone grade code or a combination of two grade codes. - the current number of posts in the Department of Health with a Director uplift. - Could you provide any records (papers, emails, criteria etc) as to the basis of how the Director uplift was arrived at and approved .

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All documents held by the Department that relate to work underway to prepare for an inquiry into the State's handling of Covid-19 including, but not limited to, any email correspondence, memos, research papers, and any other relevant documentation.

Department of Health

Records relating to meetings between the Minister for Health and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in Q2 2023, including minutes and any related documentation. Records relating to meetings between the Minister for Health and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in 2020, including minutes and any related documentation. Records relating to meetings between the Minister for Health and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in 2021, including minutes and any related documentation.

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- Minutes of the meetings between Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and the Chairperson of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB). - Minutes of the meetings between Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and the Chief Officer, Chairperson of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) and the Chairperson and Chief Executive of Children’s Health Ireland. I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/5/2023- 1/8/23.

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All records held by your office relating the procurement. of midazalom. of midazalom

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Minutes of the meetings of the Medicines Criticality Group, which I understand was reconvened in late 2022 or early 2023.

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Any correspondence between the Department and the National Rehabilitation Hospital in relation to the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal since February 2023. Records of minutes from meetings between the Department and the National Rehabilitation Hospital that have taken place since February 2023. Any correspondence between the Department of Health and the Department of Finance since February of the year in relation to the National Rehabilitation Hospital and the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal.

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All correspondence between the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and the Ukrainian Ambassador to Ireland Gerasko

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Information and all correspondence, including the letter referred to, relating to Lobbying return https://www.lobbying.ie/return/94808/ibec. Food Drink Ireland contacted the Minister to “Ensure awareness of the product reformulation, responsible marketing and advertising, front of pack labelling priorities of the food and drink industry” Information requested relates to the email from Food Drink Ireland and any further correspondence as a result of this letter, both to/from FDI and also with other Departments.

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

Department of Health

All Divisional Report Cards for each month in the five years ending May 2023. Please copy these in the original electronic format. I mean all records which are titled, named, or referred to, or known as a “Divisional Report Card.

Department of Health

A copy of any correspondence between Stephen Donnelly, Robert Watt, and the board of the National Children's Hospital dated between January 2023 and July, 2023.

Department of Health

all correspondence and minutes/notes of discussions between the Department of Health and D'Per from 1st June 2022 to the current date in 2023 in respect of the implementation of

Department of Health

In accordance with Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 & 2003 & 2014 I wish to request access to the following documents, which I believe to be held by your organisation: Minutes of the last four meetings of the Connecting for Life Cross Sectoral Steering and Implementation Group, which is chaired by the Department of Health. I request the records via email.

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Any correspondence between President Michael D Higgins and Minister Donnelly, dated between January 1st, 2023 and

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Copies of correspondence sent to the Minister for Health from 1 January to 1 March 2023 from members of the public relating to hyperemesis, cariban and the new government scheme roll out. This should include all documents, such as correspondence and emails sent to the minister from the public.

Department of Health

Records relating to meetings between officials at Assistant Secretary grade and higher and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in 2022 and Q1 2023, including minutes and any related documentation.

Department of Health

Any records (including correspondence) received or sent by

Department of Health

I am submitting an FOI request for copies of tweets posted by Minister Donnelly on his twitter account for the last six months from today's date. It is no longer possible for access Minister Donnelly's Ministerial related tweets on his twitter account in the manner I had previously been advised in an FOI decision letter issued by the department and, as being able to access those tweets in that manner, what was the sole reason given by the department for refusing my previous request, I am now entitled to receive copies of those tweets.

Department of Health

In accordance with Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 & 2003 & 2014 I wish to request access to the following documents, which I believe to be held by your organisation: All correspondence (letter/email) received from the Chair of the Pre-Hospital Care Emergency Council (PHECC) to the Minister for Health and Department of Health Secretary General from 1 January 2023 to 18 July 2023. I also request any return correspondence.

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Any record which is a formal delegation of a function or functions by the head of your body under section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and which is currently in force. I am not seeking past / revoked / lapsed instruments of delegation.

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Any and all emails or other written communications - including text messages and Whatsapp messages - between Stephen Donnelly and Robert Watt concerning the HSE HPVP dated between 1/10/22 and 31/3/23.

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Any and all emails sent by Muiris O'Connor concerning the HSE HPVP dated between 1/9/22 and 31/3/23.