Received
Decided 25 September 2025
Part-Granted
Request Reference FOI-0273-2025
Requester Type Journalist
Department of Health

I request access to records held by the Department of Health relating to Minister Leo Varadkar’s comments and involvement regarding the appointment of John McNulty to the IMMA board in September 2014. Timeframe: 1 July 2014 – 31 December 2014. Specifically: 1. Briefing notes, memos, or media lines prepared for Minister Leo Varadkar concerning John McNulty’s IMMA appointment. 2. Internal correspondence within the Department referring to the Minister’s public statements on McNulty. 3. Communications between the Department of Health and the Department of the Taoiseach or the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht concerning McNulty. 4. Diary entries or schedules referencing McNulty or media preparation on the matter.