Received
Decided 30 July 2024
Refused
Request Reference FOI-2020-2024
Requester Type Journalist
Department of Health

Correspondences including email, letter and texts between the Minister and former CEO of Children's Health Ireland Eilish Hardiman regarding orthopaedic and spinal services between May 26th 2023 and May 26th 2024. A copy of a letter written by former Health Minister Simon Harris in 2020 that was left in the office of the Minister for Health when he was leaving the role. Minister Donnelly referred to this letter at a press conference launching the Women's Health Action Plan 2024-2025 on April 18th 2024 in the Coombe Hospital. He said: "On my first day in office, I went into the office for the Minister for Health and there was a letter on the table, and it was a letter from Simon Harris to whoever had the