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Department of Health

FOI Requests — 2730 requests

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    All emails between CMO & DCMO dated between 01/01/2022 & 31/01/2022 about the structure & membership of NPHET and plans to reduce the number of members in future.

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    Department of Health

    All emails between CMO & the Secretary General between 01/12/2021 and 31/01/2022 about the structure and membership of NPHET.

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    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Health

    Copy of Robert Watt’s & Minister Donnelly’s itinerary/trip to Dubai & breakdown of schedule of work/meetings/public events per day.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    All records about the redirects from the websites nphet.ie & niac.ie to sites containing Covid or vaccine misinformation, from 1 April 2021 to date.

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    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    The current Sláintecare programme plan/blueprint or the latest version of the business case/progress report on Sláintecare with revised milestones.

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    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    All corr. between the Secretary Generals of both Health & Taoiseach’s Depts., from 01/12/2021 to 24/01/2022.

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    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Health

    The report on 9 hospitals conducted by Scottish consultants investigating patient flow, commissioned in Nov 2020. - Corr. and Minutes of meetings relating to this report between Dept. of Health and HSE. Policy recommendations made on foot of this report.

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    Department of Health

    The Mazars report that looked into the reimbursement process for drugs as referenced in this PQ: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-01- 26/196/#pq_196

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    All internal/external corr. about Robert Watt's salary since the start of 2021, include corr. with other government Departments & Mr Watt.

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    Department of Health

    Copies of the briefing paper compiled by the Dept. of Health on the relevant “ethical and legal considerations" of possible mandatory vaccination against Covid, which is referred to in the minutes of a meeting of (NPHET) held on 16 December 2021.

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    Department of Health

    Corr. between GME Media /John Player & Minister Feighan in 2021 or to date in 2022.

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    Department of Health

    Minutes of last four meetings of the Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group (OPIOG).

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    Department of Health

    Minutes of last four meetings of the National Physical Activity Plan Implementation Group (NPAPIG).

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    Department of Health

    Corr. between ‘Sisu Clinic’ and Minister Donnelly in relation to cosmetic treatments 2021 to date in 2022.

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    Department of Health

    All corr. between Dept. of Health & Dept. of Justice and between the Dept. of Health & HSE regarding immigration-related conditions and/or issues/cases for organ transplantation from January 2021.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Records of complaints received from staff which allege that they were bullied/harassed/sexually harassed by fellow staff, from 2019 to 2021.

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    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Any meeting minutes/internal documents between 17/05/16 & 17/05/17 referring to the Religious Sisters of Charity Health Service Philosophy and Ethical Code, St Vincent's University Hospital Group.

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    Department of Health

    Corr. sent by public representatives (TDs/Senators/councillors) to the CMO in relation to restrictions on sectors from 1 January 2021 to date.

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    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    The report about expenditure on Mandatory Hotel Quarantine – the cost summary, seeking amounts out over €50,000 only.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Corr. sent by public representatives (TDs/Senators/councillors) to CMO about the introduction of minimum unit pricing on alcohol, from 1 Sep 2021 to date.

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    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Briefings for the Minister/any internal documents regarding the Oversight Committee on Drug, from 2020 to date.

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    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Communications between the HSE and the Dept. of Health on the matter of withheld pay increases to health service senior managers arising from Report No 42 (2007) of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service. From Jan 2019 to date.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Corr. between the Dept. of Health’s head of communications and the Secretary General since April 2021 concerning NPHET media appearances/press conferences held by NPHET.

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    Department of Health

    Corr. between Dept. of Health & ‘Theranos’ (a US-based health technology company) or Elizabeth Holmes between 01/01/14 and 31/08/18.

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    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Direction to exempt members of foreign military from filling Passenger Locator Form while transiting through Ireland in the course of their duty.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Copy of the Mandatory Hotel Quarantine resident experience survey issued to residents between 22/05 and 25/09/21.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    All corr. between Stephen Donnelly & Tony Holohan about Covid-19 sent between 20/12/21 and 10/01/22.

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    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Submissions received re: Remote Working or Working from home, LVA Licensed Vintners Assoc/Retail Ireland/IBEC Retail Excellence Ireland/Restaurants Assoc. of Ireland/Dublin Chamber of Commerce Dublin Town, 01/03/2020 to present date.

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    Department of Health

    Corr. relating to the COVID-19 vaccine registration portal which was sent from the Dept. of Health to Paul Reid of the HSE from 15 March to 1 May 20221.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Records about travel undertaken by the Minister & Ministers of State at Dept. of Health in 2021, to include: air travel for Government business; mileage by private car; and journeys by public transport.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Corr. on the issue of surrogacy in 2021, between the Dept. of Health & the Dept. Justice, between Dept. of Health & Dept. of Children. Minutes of meetings between Ministers at said Departments. Internal briefings for Minister of Health on this topic.

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    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Names and titles of all officials working in Dept. of Health.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Survey of stay at Mandatory Hotel Quarantine, document https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/c8d6d-mandatory-quarantine-cost-summary- 2021/

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    Department of Health

    Any studies/reports created by Dept. of Health re: impact of Minimum Alcohol Pricing. Any records about the potential impact of MUP on alcoholics and/or domestic abuse.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Copy of all audits completed by the internal audit division in 2020 and 2021.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Survey of stays in Mandatory Hotel Quarantine, referred to here: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/c8d6d-mandatory-quarantine-cost-summary- 2021

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Corr. between David Cullinane/ his advisers & Robert Watt in the last 12 months. Any meetings between Watt & Cullinane in the last 12 months.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Briefing documents sent to Minister Donnelly by the National Clinical Director for Health Protection in Dec 2021 concerning the rise of Covid-19 cases in the community and the ability of the health service to cope. Briefing docs sent to Minister by Paul Reid and by Tony Holohan regarding same.

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    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Health

    Policy options for regionalisation/regional health areas referenced for publication in joint Oireachtas committee on health session of 6 October by Mr Robert Watt.

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    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Health

    Minutes of meetings and documents provided for the meetings of the ‘Regional Health Areas Advisory Group’ in December 2021 and January 2022.

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    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Health

    Records/meetings/documents provided for meetings of the Sláintecare Programme Board in Dec 2021 and Jan 2022.

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    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Health

    Records of meetings involving Robert Watt and Ms Laura Magahy regarding the regionalisation/regional health areas in 2020 and 2021.

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    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Health

    All corr. regarding the resignation of Laura Magahy exchanged between Laura Magahy and the Minister between 06/09/21 and 30/09/21 relating to Sláintecare.

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    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    All records from Jan 2020 to present concerning the decision of the Minister to introduce reforms to blood donation policies in Ireland and the establishment, operation, and work of the advisory group led by Professor Mary Horgan.

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    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Health

    All corr. and documents relating to the salary paid in 2021 to the Secretary General of Dept. of Health, including the waiving of any portion thereof.

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    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Health

    Copies of any records held referring/relating to the decision to waive the 15- minute waiting period post-vaccination, from 1 Nov to date.

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    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Health

    All corr. regarding the resignation of Laura Magahy exchanged between members of the Depts. Management Board & the Minister for Health between 08/09/21 and 30/09/21.

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    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Health

    All corr. regarding the resignation of Laura Magahy exchanged between the Secretary General and the Minister for Health between 14/09/21 and 30/09/21 inclusive.

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    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Health

    Corr. and documents relating to Sláintecare between the Secretary General and the CEO of HSE; from 14 to 30 Sep 2021.

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    Requester Type Public
    Department of Health

    Corr. between officials in Dept. of Health about “Cervical Check Delays”, from Jan 2019 to 11 July 2019.