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Sláintecare

Sláintecare is the ten-year programme to transform our health and social care services

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    COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

    The latest information on how Ireland is responding to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Consultations

  • Public Consultation on a Draft Policy for Patient Voice Partners in the Irish Health and Social Care ...

    23 January 2023

  • Public consultation on the proportionality of proposed legislative amendments to the Health and Social ...

    11 November 2022

  • Public consultation on a draft Policy Framework for Open Disclosure in the Irish Health and Social Care ...

    29 August 2022

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Publications

  • Department of Health Annual Report 2021

    25 January 2023

  • General Scheme of the Health (Abolition of Public Inpatient Charges) Bill 2023

    25 January 2023

  • Evidence Brief: The role, function, and supply of home care workers in four European countries

    24 January 2023

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Press releases

  • Minister for Mental Health and Older People confirms recruitment has commenced for a new Child and Youth ...

    4 February 2023

  • Minister for Health highlights extensive advances in cancer prevention and treatment on World Cancer Day

    4 February 2023

  • Government to establish an Interdepartmental Working Group to examine the rising cost of health-related ...

    31 January 2023

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    Stephen Donnelly

    Minister for Health

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    Mary Butler

    Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health and Older People

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    Hildegarde Naughton

    Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy,  Government Chief Whip

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    Anne Rabbitte

    Minister of State with responsibility for Disability

Senior management

  • Muiris O'Connor

    Assistant Secretary, Research and Development and Health Analytics Division

  • Rachel Kenna

    Chief Nursing Officer

  • Robert Watt

    Secretary General

  • Professor Breda Smyth

    Chief Medical Officer

  • Tracey Conroy

    Assistant Secretary, Acute Hospitals Oversight and Performance Division

  • Louise McGirr

    Assistant Secretary, Resources Division

  • Siobhán McArdle

    Assistant Secretary, Social Care, Mental Health and Drug Policy and Unscheduled Care Division

  • Derek Tierney

    Assistant Secretary, Health Infrastructure Division

  • Greg Dempsey

    Deputy Secretary, Corporate Affairs Division

  • Niall Redmond

    Acting Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Oversight and Performance Division

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