From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Department of Health (Ireland)

Irish government department

Summary

Irish government department

Field	Value
agency_name	Department of Health
type	Department
image	Bank_of_Ireland_2,_Dublin.jpg
image_caption	Department of Health, Dublin
logo_width	225px
logo	Irish Department of Health logo.svg
seal_width	80px
formed	22 January 1947
jurisdiction	Government of Ireland
headquarters	Miesian Plaza,
Baggot Street,
Dublin
minister1_name	Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
minister1_pfo
Minister for Health
chief1_name	Robert Watt
chief1_position
Secretary General
website

Baggot Street, Dublin Minister for Health Secretary General The Department of Health () is a department of the Government of Ireland. The department's mission is to "support, protect and empower individuals, families and their communities to achieve their full health potential by putting health at the centre of public policy and by leading the development of high quality, equitable and efficient health and personal social services." The department is led by the Minister for Health.

Brian Cowen, a former minister for health, referred to it as "Angola" clarifying "just when you've cleared one land mine another goes off".

Departmental team

The headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in Miesian Plaza, Baggot Street, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following:

Minister for Health: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD
- Minister of State for mental health: Mary Butler, TD
- Minister of State for public health, well-being and drugs: Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, TD
- Minister of State for older people: Kieran O'Donnell, TD
Secretary General of the Department: Robert Watt

History

The department was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1946. This took effect in 1947 with James Ryan as the first Minister. Prior to this, the Department for Local Government and Public Health was responsible for Health.

Alteration of name and transfer of functions

Date	Change
22 January 1947	Establishment of the Department of Health
18 March 1947	Transfer of Health from the Department for Local Government
1 January 1983	Transfer of Adoption from the Department of Justice
12 July 1997	Renamed as the Department of Health and Children
1 May 2011	Transfer of the National Drugs Strategy from the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs
3 June 2011	Transfer of Office of Children to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs
4 June 2011	Renamed as the Department of Health
1 October 2011	Transfer of Child Care to Department of Children and Youth Affairs
1 March 2023	Transfer of Specialist Community-Based Disability Services to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Structure

The role of the department and departmental team is to support the minister by:

Formulating policy underpinned by an evidence-based approach and providing direction on national health priorities ensuring that quality and value for money are enhanced through the implementation of an evidence-based approach underpinned by monitoring and evaluation.
Protecting the interests of patients and consumers and supporting practitioners and professionals to practice to the highest standards by providing a prudent and appropriate regulatory framework.
Providing effective stewardship over health resources by demanding accountability for achieving outcomes including financial, managerial and clinical accountability, and by providing the frameworks, including enhanced service planning at national level to improve the overall governance of the health system.
Fulfilling the state's obligations in relation to the EU, WHO, Council of Europe and other international bodies and the continued implementation of the co-operation agenda decided by the North-South Ministerial Council.

References

Bowers, Fergal. (1 January 2003). "Heath – review of the year". IrishHealth.com.
{{Cite Irish legislation. (1946). (24 December 1946)
{{Cite Irish legislation. (1947). (21 January 1947)
{{Cite Irish legislation. (1947). (11 March 1947)
{{Cite Irish legislation. (1982). (16 November 1982)
{{Cite Irish legislation. (1997). (8 July 1997)
{{Cite Irish legislation. (2011). (5 April 2011)
{{Cite Irish legislation. (2011). (10 May 2011)
{{Cite Irish legislation. (2011). (10 May 2011)
{{Cite Irish legislation. (2011). (27 September 2011)
{{Cite Irish legislation. (2022). (13 December 2022)
{{Cite Irish legislation. (2022). (13 December 2022)

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

department-of-health-(ireland) departments-of-state-(ireland) ministries-of-health government-ministries-established-in-1924 1947-establishments-in-ireland government-ministries-established-in-1947

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Department of Health (Ireland) — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report