Department of Health
FOI Requests — 2730 requests
- RefusedReceived —Decided 28 September 2022Department of Health
All records re: Medically Supervised Injection Centres from within the drugs policy unit/office of the minister & office of the minister for state with Responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing & National Drugs Strategy, 14/07/22-13/07/22.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 27 September 2022Department of Health
All emails – dated Btw 15/06 – 01/07/22 - Btw Stephen Donnelly & Tony Holohan.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 27 September 2022Department of Health
All correspondence relating to Navan hospital between outgoing HSE CEO Paul Reid and Stephen Donnelly since 1 June 2022
- RefusedReceived —Decided 27 September 2022Department of Health
A list of all e submissions sent to the senior minister during Q2 of 2022
- RefusedReceived —Decided 26 September 2022Department of Health
A copy of a report submitted by Ms Maura Quinn to The Minister for Health on June 14, 2022.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 26 September 2022Department of Health
I request details of the communication from the CMO/DOH
- RefusedReceived —Decided 23 September 2022Department of Health
Records of communications relating to the deprivation of liberty safeguards or lack thereof in the Assisted Decision- Making (Capacity) Act 2015 between the Minister for Justice and her officials and the Minister for Health and his officials from 1 January 2022 to 31 July 2022 inclusive
- GrantedReceived —Decided 20 September 2022Department of Health
Timeframe: For the last 12 months; a list of requests which were sent outside the timeframe and a list of requests in which fees were requested
- GrantedReceived —Decided 20 September 2022Department of Health
The number of Whole Term Equivalent staff by grade
- RefusedReceived —Decided 20 September 2022Department of Health
In respect of Mr Robert Watt, Department of Health Official: (1) The total gross salary paid to him in the period from the date in early January 2021 when he took up his temporary assignment as Secretary General at the Department of Health until, but excluding, the date of his permanent appointment to the post some months later. (2) The total gross salary paid to him from the date of his permanent appointment to the post of Secretary General - Department of Health during 2021 until 31st December 2021. (3) The total gross salary paid to him as Secretary General - Department of Health in the period 1st January 2022 to 31st July 2022 inclusive. This information may be available from several sources within the Department’s control but most certainly in the payroll databases held at the NSSO, in respect of which data the Department of Health is the Data Controller. Therefore, this information should be easily retrievable by the Department - in a matter of minutes I believe. In terms of how the information may be made available to me, I note the options available to the Department as set out in Sections 17 and 18 of the Act. Transcription of the 3 figures will suffice if that is the easiest method for the Department. A new record may be created to hold the data or heavily redacted copy payslips showing cumulative figures and payslip periods would also be sufficient. The other
- RefusedReceived —Decided 19 September 2022Department of Health
Copies of all correspondence relating to waiting lists between the Minister for Health and the HSE Chief Executive from 22 July to August 22, 2022 Executive from 22 July to August 22, 2022
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 19 September 2022Department of Health
All Corrs Btw Minister of health/Minister of State for Disability and Minister of State for Older Persons & the Chairperson of Safeguarding Ireland (Patricia Rickard- Clarke) – re: safeguarding of adults in Ireland including safeguarding resources in health & social care/safeguarding law & policy. 01/01/20 – 19/08/22 All Corrs Btw Minister of health/Minister of State for Disability and Minister of State for Older Persons & t Chairperson of Safeguarding Ireland (Patricia Rickard Clarke) – re: safeguarding of adults in Ireland includin safeguarding resources in health & social care/safeguarding law & policy. 01/01/20 – 19/08/22
- RefusedReceived —Decided 15 September 2022Department of Health
Briefings/subs/Corrs/emails to/from Minister for Health/his office & special advisers re: Government’s policy paper ‘Harnessing Digital: The Digital Ireland Framework’, including its preparation/drafting/post publication analysis.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 15 September 2022Department of Health
Minutes of all meetings of the Covid-19 Advisory Group that took place from April 1, 2022, to date. - All reports/briefing documents of the Covid-19 Advisory Group forwarded to the Minister for Health, from April 1 to date. All reports/briefing documents relating to the crisis Ukraine considered by the Covid-19 Advisory Group, from April to date. All reports and briefing documents circulated to the Covid-19 Advisory Group from subgroups of the Group, and from third parties, from April 1 to date.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 15 September 2022Department of Health
Copies of minutes of each meeting of the Covid-19 advisory group.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 14 September 2022Department of Health
Briefings, submissions and correspondence (including emails) to or from the Minister for Health, his office, and
- GrantedReceived —Decided 7 September 2022Department of Health
Invoices or info re: costs for accommodation for Ministers Donnelly & Butler & their staff for their trips abroad for St Patrick's Day this year. Patrick's Day this year.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 7 September 2022Department of Health
Details held by DOH re: selection & engagement or proposed engagement of social media influencers by the Dept for the period 01/08/20 – 01/10/20. Details held by DOH re: selection & engagement or proposed engagement of social media influencers by the Dept for the period 01/08/20 – 01/10/20.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 2 September 2022Department of Health
All Corrs/emails/text/WhatsApp concerning the amendment of S.I 217/2021 with regard to the following: Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is amended by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph 2: 4. Indoor cinemas (insofar as such business or service is not already provided for in paragraph 1 or 2).”. 2. Any instructions / recommendations to amend S.I 217/2021 Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is amended by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph 2: 4. Indoor cinemas (insofar as such business or service is not already provided for in paragraph 1 or 2).”. not already provided for in paragraph 1 or 2).”.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 1 September 2022Department of Health
The ''author constructed datasets used for the Analysis of High-Tech Drug Activity and Expenditure by DPER as detailed in the Spending Review 2021 Paper by the IGESS 'Review of High-Tech Drug Expenditure'" The ''author constructed datasets used for the Analysis of High-Tech Drug Activity and Expenditure by DPER as detailed in the Spending Review 2021 Paper by the IGESS 'Review of High-Tech Drug Expenditure'"
- RefusedReceived —Decided 30 August 2022Department of Health
Any subs/memos/reports/recommendations/other such high- level docs held by the Minister/Sec Gen/CMO re: decision to stand down Covid-19 test centres, for past six months.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 24 August 2022Department of Health
All internal audit reports carried out by or for your Dept. to date since 01/01/22.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 23 August 2022Department of Health
All emails Btw HSE Staff/the HSE and DOH & its officials, & Minister for Health re: future of the Emer. Dept at Our Lady’s Hosp Navan, Nov ‘21 to July ‘22.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 23 August 2022Department of Health
DOH’s Records Management Policy, guidelines/procedures/manuals compiled as part of the Depts Records Management programme, including Records
- RefusedReceived —Decided 22 August 2022Department of Health
The schedule of titles of all briefings and submissions to the Minister for Health between 1 January 2022 and 31st March 2022.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 18 August 2022Department of Health
Names of people who accompanied the Ministers on their respective trips/job titles or relationship to the Ministers, Schedule of flights undertaken by above people as part of their respective trips, including flights to/from Ireland/connecting flights and the names of airports of departures & arrivals. Also, please include whether the flights were economy/business class/first class/other & name of the airline used for each flight. The Ministers’ itinerary for their respective trips/breakdown of expenses accrued/paid by Gov. for the trips/including flights/accommodation/subsistence/ gifts/PCR testing/taxis/public transport, etc.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 18 August 2022Department of Health
Release of junior minister Frank Feighan's diary of appointments for each year since his appointment as junior minister in Dept.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 17 August 2022Department of Health
Records/corrs/mins/ related docs re: a meeting/meeting’s Btw Minister & Teachta Marc MacSharry and the Offices thereof, in the week in advance of the motion re: confidence in the Gov re: health services in Sligo. All Corrs/any other applications utilised by the Minister for such business, exchanged between the Minister and Teachta Marc MacSharry in the week in advance of above.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 17 August 2022Department of Health
All Corrs/phone records/phone calls/texts/WhatsApp/social media/any other applications utilised by the Minister for such business, exchanged Btw Minister & officials at Principal Officer grade or above regarding health services in Sligo between the 29th of June and the 13th of July, 2022 inclusive. Sligo between the 29th of June and the 13th of July, 2022 inclusive.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 17 August 2022Department of Health
Mins of meetings & attendees of the National Oversight Committee for the Drugs Strategy March 3rd meeting. Any docs/meeting material re: "Drug Related Public Expenditure" from the National Oversight Committee on 20/09/19 & 06/12/19. Any docs/ meeting material re: "Drug Related Public Expenditure - analysis by Health Family" from the National Oversight Committee on 07/06/19, briefing material for the Minister for the National Oversight Committee meeting on 07/06/19 & briefing material for the Minister for the National Oversight Committee on 07/06/19
- RefusedReceived —Decided 16 August 2022Department of Health
All correspondence between Paul Reid and Stephen Donnelly since 1 June 2022, relating to Paul Reid's departure as HSE CEO
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 15 August 2022Department of Health
Corrs Btw Dept. & other Depts/State Agencies re: action 19/9 of Housing for All: "All Gov Depts will examine their existing portfolio of properties & subject to any obligations under the PSC, the LDA Act 2021 or the State Property Act 1954, will place them on the market if they are not required as may be suitable for conversion to residential accommodation" Corrs Btw Dept. & other Depts/State Agencies re: action 19/9 of Housing for All: "All Gov Depts will examine their existing portfolio of properties & subject to any obligations under the PSC, the LDA Act 2021 or the State Property Act 1954, will place them on the market if they are not required as may be suitable for conversion to residential accommodation"
- RefusedReceived —Decided 15 August 2022Department of Health
All notes/briefing materials provided to the Minister & special advisers by officials of DOH & officials of the HSE in advance of a meeting(s) the Minister had with clinicians and/or management of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda & officials of RCSI Hospital Group in May/June of 2022 where the issue of the future of the emergency department at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, was discussed and the related impact of the planned closure of the department on Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda. All records, minutes & notes from the meeting referred to above retained by the DOH/Minister/Minister’s Private Sec/Special Advisers.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 15 August 2022Department of Health
Corrs. Btw HSE's chief financial officer & officials in the DOH re: HSE's spending on agency staff in ’20 & ‘21.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 11 August 2022Department of Health
All comm. from/with healthcare professional organisations,
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 11 August 2022Department of Health
A copy of all emails - dated 15 June to 7 July 2022 - between Robert Watt, Secretary General, and Breda Smyth, Interim CMO. Interim CMO.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 10 August 2022Department of Health
Discussions and processes - delivery of COVID-19 booster campaigns, particularly the initial exclusion and subsequent enlistment of community pharmacy - March ’21 - Dec 2021
- GrantedReceived —Decided 8 August 2022Department of Health
All Corrs Btw Paul Reid & Stephen Donnelly Btw
- RefusedReceived —Decided 8 August 2022Department of Health
A copy of the resignation letter sent by Dr Grainne Kirwan to the minister after she decided to resign her position on the CORU board for the regulation of psychologists.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 5 August 2022Department of Health
Minister for Health referred to a comprehensive review of the pharmacy contract in answer to a Dáil question on 28/04/21, all records/all corrs. re: review for last 12 months.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 28 July 2022Department of Health
Any briefings/memos/submissions/reports/recommendations
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 27 July 2022Department of Health
All Corrs from Minister for Health to HSE, Corrs from HSE received by the Minister for Health re: Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan Btw 01/05/22 - 2/06/22. Navan Btw 01/05/22 - 2/06/22.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 27 July 2022Department of Health
Letter sent to Minister Donnelly by a group of medics in Our Lady of Lourdes Drogheda re: the potential closure of Our Lady's Hospital Navan ED, Btw 24 and 28 June 2022
- RefusedReceived —Decided 27 July 2022Department of Health
Corrs & related documents/texts/phone/WhatsApp/other comms, Btw Minister & CEO of the HSE re: Navan Hospital
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 26 July 2022Department of Health
Mins of governance meeting Btw DOH and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service on 24 March 2022.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 25 July 2022Department of Health
The last four meetings of the Elective Hospitals Oversight Group.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 22 July 2022Department of Health
All emails/minutes/any other comms/records re: acceptance of The National Gender Service Model of Care by the DOH on 06/02/19, developed by a 2018 IEHG Steering Group for the Development of a National Gender Service chaired by Anne Donovan Chief Operating Officer IEHG.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 20 July 2022Department of Health
All emails between Robert Watt & Stephen Donnelly, Tony Holohan re: new Covid-19 Advisory Group Btw 05/04 – 20/06 Holohan re: new Covid-19 Advisory Group Btw 05/04 20/06
- GrantedReceived —Decided 18 July 2022Department of Health
All Corrs Btw Minister and the chair of the HSE/Ciaran Devine re: HSE National Service Plan 2022 Btw 01/04- 15/06/22 All Corrs Btw Minister and the chair of the HSE/Ciaran Devine re: HSE National Service Plan 2022 Btw 01/04- 15/06/2
- GrantedReceived —Decided 15 July 2022Department of Health
Reports on monitoring of social media/mentions of your Reports on monitoring of social media/mentions of your organisation March/April/May 2022 and monitoring outputs, internally/external-providers and then provided to your offices.