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Department of Health

FOI Requests — 2730 requests

  • Received
    Decided 30 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0005-2021
    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Health

    Corr. held by Minister/Ministers of State/ the Secretary General re: event hosted by Katherine Zappone in the Merrion Hotel on 2/07/21.

  • Received
    Decided 28 September 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0048-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Email btw the Minister's private secretary and Corporate Services, with the subject 'Minister's requests' on 08/09/20 & response on 09/09/20.

  • Received 18 August 2021
    Decided 28 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 442
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Corr between the relevant/appropriate unit within the Department of Health and the Defence Forces in relation to the management of the new m andatory quarantine facilities, from January 2021 to date.

  • Received 30 August 2021
    Decided 24 September 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 453
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Letter from Sláintecare Implementation Advisory Council (SIAC) dated 30 March sent to the Minister for Health on the issue of "recruitment and retention of staff" in the health service.

  • Received 25 August 2021
    Decided 24 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 449
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    All records relating to payments made to Hotel Merrion Ltd (t/a The Merrion Hotel) for the period 1 January 2020 - 24 August 2021.

  • Received
    Decided 23 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0031-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Corr. re: meetings of the Health Threats Co-ordination Group/Sub-Committee of the Gov. Task force on Emergency Planning.

  • Received
    Decided 22 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0046-2021
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Health

    Copy of the agreement btw Dept. of Health and the Brothers of Charity Roscommon relating to FOI.

  • Received
    Decided 22 September 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0041-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    All corr. between the Minister for Health's private secretary and Department officials regarding the use of the gym facilities and/or the reopening of any other staff facilities in the Department that were closed as a result of Covid-19 public health restrictions during the period June 27 to 31 December 2020.

  • Received 31 August 2021
    Decided 15 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 456
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    A copy of all correspondence and memos within the Department of Health that mention Travellers in relation to the National Maternity Strategy between 01 November 2015 and 22 February 2016.

  • Received 14 April 2021
    Decided 15 September 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 263
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    Department of Health

    All corr relating to the delivery and supply of Bedrocan oil product from January 2019 to date -All non-personal correspondence between the Department, the HSE, Dutch Authorities or Cannabis Bureau of the Netherlands in relation to Bedrocan from January 2019 to date 2 2 April 2021

  • Received 29 April 2021
    Decided 14 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 301
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Minutes of meetings held between the Department of Health and representative/s of the HSE board in regard to management of the Covid-19 pandemic and providing healthcare in the context of the pandemic – from 1 January 2021 to 26 April 2021.

  • Received 15 June 2021
    Decided 13 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 354
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    A copy of any solid scientific evidence to confirm the isolation or identity of the Covid-19 virus or any of the new variant strains.

  • Received 6 June 2021
    Decided 13 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 349
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Could I please request a digital copy of emails sent and received by Chief Medical Officer T ony Holohan for the period March 1st 2020 - March 30th 2021.

  • Received 26 April 2021
    Decided 13 September 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 293
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Copies of all records held referring or relating to the waiving of a portion of the salary of Secretary General Robert Watt. This request to cover the period 1 April 2021 to date of r eceipt of the request.

  • Received 8 June 2021
    Decided 9 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 350
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Foundation evidence for the following claims: 1.-that all genus of cannabis meet the currently accepted criteria for a schedule 1 substance in its raw form. 2.-that cannabinoid preparations meet the currently accepted criteria for a schedule 1 substance. 3.-that cannabis is a 'controlled' substance in Ireland and who in Ireland is making that claim of control. 4. Foundation evidence for what is considered misuse of raw cannabis and its various preparations.s

  • Received 10 August 2021
    Decided 7 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 372
    Requester Type Business Interest Group
    Department of Health

    A dossier submitted by Solicitors XXX to the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly referred to in an Article by Maeve Sheehan in the Sunday Independent of June 27th p.16. I would also request copies of any further correspondence from, or to the Minister arising out of the XXX dossier.

  • Received 12 April 2021
    Decided 6 September 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 255
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Copies of all complaints relating to Mandatory Hotel Quarantine (MHQ) between March 26th, 2021 and April 12th, 2021. Please include copies of all complaints held by the Department of Health including those f orwarded to the Department by MHQ operators Tifco, the Defence Forces and the Gardaí.

  • Received 28 July 2021
    Decided 2 September 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 348
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Documentation in relation to the changes to the recent statutory instrument S.I 217/2021 Health Act 1947 section 31A Temporary Restrictions, which eliminated the previous exemption for Drive-In Cinemas. -Specific advice from NPHET in relation to Drive-In Events prior to the drafting of this amended statutory instrument. -Any specific communications regarding the changing of the above s tatutory instrument with regard to cinemas, indoor or outdoor.

  • Received 27 July 2021
    Decided 31 August 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 384
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Corr between the Director of the Scheduled and Unscheduled Care Performance Unit and the HSE’s Director of Acute Hospitals between 1 March 2021 and 7 July 2021 and on 31 July 2020 in relation to the Croom Hospital.

  • Received 30 July 2021
    Decided 27 August 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 344
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    The submissions received by the Department of Health in response to its 2019 consultation – “Public consultation on access to contraception – have your say!”, submissions for which closed on 4 August 2019.

  • Received 26 July 2021
    Decided 19 August 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 343
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    All internal audits conducted by or for the Department since January 1st 2021 to date.

  • Received 26 July 2021
    Decided 11 August 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 388
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    All payments made to Caas Ltd in the period 1 January 2010 to 12 July 2 021.

  • Received 26 July 2021
    Decided 11 August 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 346
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Any payments agreed with or made to Professor Brian MacCraith, in 2020 and 2021 in his roles as chairman of the High-Level Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccination, and as chairman of the Future of Media Commission.

  • Received 4 August 2021
    Decided 4 August 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 407
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    All the safety studies and other information held to vaccine trials for children.

  • Received 24 July 2021
    Decided 3 August 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 333
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Under Freedom of Information legislation in respect of the above travel passenger locator form procedures I require copies of all documents held by your department including copies of all notes recorded by your staff and your call centre staff. I also require transcripts of all of the various telephone calls to and from my number.

  • Received 5 May 2021
    Decided 31 May 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 311
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Letter dated 21st April 2021 reference HEA-MO-00141-2020 Minister of Health 1. Date and time Officials from the Minister of Health met with Medical Council (2020 – 2021) 2. Agenda of issues raised by the Department with the Medical Council

  • Received 28 April 2021
    Decided 27 May 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 300
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Minutes of governance meetings held between the Department of Health and the Medical Council from 1 December 2020 to 28 April 2021.

  • Received 14 April 2021
    Decided 24 May 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 313
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Records of internal and external communications between the Department of Health and any outside party such as the HPRA and HSE in relation to the company names “Narooma” a nd/or “Narooma Medical” For the period of the 23rd Mar 2020 to the 14th of April 2021.

  • Received 26 February 2021
    Decided 12 May 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 158
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    1. Corr between the Minister for Health and the HSE regarding the HSE service plan for 2021 since 01 November 2020 2. Corr between the Assistant Secretary General of the Department of Health and the chief executive of the HSE since 01 November 2020 regarding same 3. Corr between the deputy secretary general of the Department of Health and the HSE since 01 November 2020 regarding same.

  • Received 13 April 2021
    Decided 12 May 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 254
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    The amount of money spent by the Department throughout 2020 on taxi services.

  • Received
    Decided 11 May 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 262
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    The financial figures that the Department of Health paid to the Galway Clinic during the takeover of all private hospital during the lockdown dated from March 2020 until May 2021.

  • Received 19 April 2021
    Decided 11 May 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 261
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Any corr (dated between 8th April 2021 and 15th April 2021) between the Minister for Health and the Communications Clinic on Mandatory Hotel Quarantine.

  • Received 9 April 2021
    Decided 10 May 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 238
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Under the FOI Act 2014, I am requesting the release of details relating to legal costs paid by the Government and Attorney General relating to all cases and appeals taken against the State by Gemma O'Doherty and John Waters challenging Covid-19 restrictions.

  • Received 6 April 2021
    Decided 10 May 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 227
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Under the FOI Act 2014, I am requesting the release of details relating to legal costs paid by the Department relating to all cases and appeals taken against the State by Gemma O'Doherty and John Waters challenging Covid-19 restrictions.

  • Received 29 January 2021
    Decided 5 May 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 73
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Memos prepared for Minister Donnelly about 'Zero Covid', emails sent from 1 December to the present date from the Minister about 'Zero Covid'.

  • Received 6 April 2021
    Decided 5 May 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 223
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Under FOI law I would like all records relating to the decision to hire Darina O'Flanagan as a special advisor to Nphet in 2020 and all records relating to the level of her pay, her pension entitlements from her HPSC position as agreed between the Department, the DPER and Ms O'Flanagan.

  • Received 6 April 2021
    Decided 4 May 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 224
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    List of meetings, including dates, and participants thereof, which Minister Feighan, Minister Donnelly, or any official has had in connection with cannabis, cannabis industry, cannabis decriminalization/legalization, medical/medicinal cannabis, or CBD since 2019.

  • Received 8 April 2021
    Decided 30 April 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 246
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    Department of Health

    Corr, reports or reviews relating to the National Drugs Strategy 2017-2025 from 2017 to date. Any meeting minutes, correspondence issued (either by or in relation to) or reports published by the National Oversight Committee referenced in 14281/21 in relation to all services and areas of addiction, the National Drugs Strategy and the Action Plan included.

  • Received 9 April 2021
    Decided 29 April 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 249
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    A copy of the review into dossiers complied by your department into children with autism which was completed in November 2020, as referred to in the Irish Examiner article here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40251527.html

  • Received 1 February 2021
    Decided 28 April 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 83
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Records re; the causes of and management of increases in outbreaks of nosocomial Covid-19 infection [in acute hospitals only] held by the CMO/Minister

  • Received 17 February 2021
    Decided 27 April 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 129
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    Department of Health

    1. Corr between officials in the Department of Health, regarding the Terms of Agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and IMO, re: GP Contractual Reform between 29th October 2020 and 5th November 2020; 2. Corr between officials in the Department of Health and officials in the Department of Taoiseach, regarding same. 3. Corr between officials in the Department of Health and officials in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, regarding same.

  • Received 8 April 2021
    Decided 23 April 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 237
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Copies of all correspondence between the Health Minister and the Attorney General on mandatory hotel quarantining since March 2021.

  • Received 1 February 2021
    Decided 22 April 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 85
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    Department of Health

    Corr and any meeting minutes between the Minister for Health and Southdoc / HSE relating to the closure/provision of Southdoc services in Cork (from 1st February 2020 to date)

  • Received 24 March 2021
    Decided 20 April 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 197
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    The agreement / contract with Tifco to provide hotel quarantine services for three months.

  • Received 22 January 2021
    Decided 16 April 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 64
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Corr between the Minister for Health and any Minister, HSE official or outside body or individual on the issue of a 'zero Covid-19' strategy from 1 December

  • Received 15 March 2021
    Decided 15 April 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 187
    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Any information your organisation has regarding a Covid Elimination strategy.

  • Received 4 February 2021
    Decided 14 April 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 98
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Corr from the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, and/or his representatives in the Dept of Health with the Health Information and Quality Authority's Phelim Quinn or any senior representative of HIQA regarding the infection control in nursing homes / regarding nursing homes and Covid-19, from October 1.

  • Received 5 March 2021
    Decided 6 April 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 169
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    -Corr from Department of Health to HSE about the new Northern Ireland Planned Health Care scheme since January 2020. -A report regarding cross border activity for the years 2015 to 2020 inclusive. -Documents, reports and guidelines related to the new Northern Ireland Planned Health Care scheme.

  • Received 9 April 2021
    Decided 6 April 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 250
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Records relating to contact made with RTE by the interim secretary, Mr R Watt, in relation to the RTE Primetime programme aired on 25 March 2021.

  • Received 28 January 2021
    Decided 1 April 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 68
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    A report (compiled by R&D, Health Division) that outlined a proposal for a genetic and genomic medicine service in Ireland and the basis of public investment in genomic research, which was presented to the Department management in Feb 2020.