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The Department of Health provides leadership, policy direction, governance and performance oversight for the health sector. To do this, we receive and process personal data. In some instances it will be necessary to share personal data with other government departments and agencies.
A copy of the department’s Privacy Statement is available.
In order to assist us to best deal with your query, please consider which of the following options is most appropriate to you.
If you have had previous correspondence with the department, quoting your reference number will help us to identify you and assist us further in processing your query.
We adhere to the Principles of Quality Customer Service through our Quality Customer Action Plan and Customer Charter.
The Department of Health, like all government departments, is subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
healthcomplaints.ie provides information on how to make a complaint or give feedback about health and social care services in Ireland. It has been developed for people who use health and social care services in Ireland, as well as for their families, care-givers and advocates.
It includes information on:
The Health Service Executive (HSE) provides all of Ireland’s public health services in hospitals and communities across the country.
If you have a question about your health services, your entitlements or how to access HSE health or social services in your area, please either:
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You can visit our News Centre for the latest news from our department.
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