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Sláintecare

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

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    Women’s Health Action Plan 2024-2025 Phase 2: An Evolution in Women’s Health

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    Healthy Ireland

    An initiative which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Ireland

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    Free Contraception Scheme

    The Free Contraception Scheme has now been expanded to women aged 32-35 years old.

Consultations

  • Public consultation on health and social care services and supports for older people

    28 August 2024

  • Public Consultation on the proportionality of legislative amendments contained in the Regulated ...

    22 August 2024

  • Public Consultation for the development of the new National Rare Disease Strategy

    5 July 2024

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Publications

  • Online Health Taskforce

    4 September 2024

  • Changing Behaviour: Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    30 August 2024

  • Further Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products - Public Consultation Report

    23 August 2024

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Press releases

  • Minister for Health establishes Online Health Taskforce to develop response to harms caused by certain ...

    4 September 2024

  • Minister for Health publishes important Paper on reducing unnecessary antibiotic prescribing

    30 August 2024

  • Minister for Health announces €2.5 million in research funding to enhance patient safety

    30 August 2024

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Policies

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Services

  • Travelling into Ireland from Schengen Countries with prescr…
  • Apply for a European Health Insurance Card in Ireland
  • Getting medical treatment in another Member State

Ministers

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    Stephen Donnelly

    Minister for Health

  • Image:Mary Butler
    Mary Butler

    Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health and Older People

  • Image:Colm Burke
    Colm Burke

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

Senior management

  • Robert Watt

    Secretary General

  • Professor Mary Horgan

    Chief Medical Officer

  • Rachel Kenna

    Chief Nursing Officer

  • Niall Redmond

    Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Oversight and Performance

  • Siobhán McArdle

    Assistant Secretary, Social Care, Mental Health, Drugs Policy and Unscheduled Care

  • Tracey Conroy

    Assistant Secretary, Acute Hospitals Oversight and Performance

  • Derek Tierney

    Assistant Secretary, Health Infrastructure

  • Greg Dempsey

    Deputy Secretary, Corporate Affairs

  • Muiris O'Connor

    Assistant Secretary, Research and Development and Health Analytics Division

  • Louise McGirr

    Assistant Secretary, Resources

  • David Smith

    Chief Operations Officer, Corporate Operations Office

  • Kenneth Mooney

    Principal Officer, Strategic HR

  • David Leach

    Principal Officer, Press and Communications

About

To improve the health and wellbeing of people in Ireland by keeping people healthy, providing the healthcare people need, delivering high quality services and getting best value from health system resources.

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Head Office

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Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health and Older People

Address:
Minister Butler's Office, Department of Health, Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50 – 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, D02 XW14
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Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy

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Minister Burke's Office, Department of Health, Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50 – 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, D02 XW14
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Press and Communications Office

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