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Ireland">Government of Ireland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Miesian_Plaza" title="Miesian Plaza">Miesian Plaza</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Baggot_Street" title="Baggot Street">Baggot Street</a>,<br />Dublin</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Minister responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Donnelly" title="Stephen Donnelly">Stephen Donnelly</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Health_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Health (Ireland)">Minister for Health</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Department executive</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Watt_(Irish_civil_servant)" title="Robert Watt (Irish civil servant)">Robert Watt</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/Civil_Service_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland#Civil_Service_of_the_Government" title="Civil Service of the Republic of Ireland">Secretary General</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-health/">Official website</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4294348#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" 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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 <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Health_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Health (Ireland)">Minister for Health</a>. </p><p>The department attracts much controversy particularly due to the <a href="/wiki/Health_Service_Executive" title="Health Service Executive">HSE</a>. <a href="/wiki/Brian_Cowen" title="Brian Cowen">Brian Cowen</a>, a former minister for health, referred to it as "<a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a>" clarifying "just when you've cleared one <a href="/wiki/Land_mine" title="Land mine">land mine</a> another goes off".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Departmental_team">Departmental team</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Health_(Ireland)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Departmental team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in <a href="/wiki/Miesian_Plaza" title="Miesian Plaza">Miesian Plaza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baggot_Street" title="Baggot Street">Baggot Street</a>, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Health_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Health (Ireland)">Minister for Health</a>: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Donnelly" title="Stephen Donnelly">Stephen Donnelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">TD</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Health" title="Minister of State at the Department of Health">Minister of State</a> for Mental Health and Older People: <a href="/wiki/Mary_Butler_(politician)" title="Mary Butler (politician)">Mary Butler</a>, TD</li> <li>Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy: <a href="/wiki/Colm_Burke" title="Colm Burke">Colm Burke</a>, TD</li></ul></li> <li>Secretary General of the Department: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Watt_(Irish_civil_servant)" title="Robert Watt (Irish civil servant)">Robert Watt</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Health_(Ireland)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The department was created by the <a href="/wiki/Ministers_and_Secretaries_Acts" title="Ministers and Secretaries Acts">Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1946</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This took effect in 1947 with <a href="/wiki/James_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="James Ryan (Irish politician)">James Ryan</a> as the first Minister. Prior to this, the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage">Department for Local Government and Public Health</a> was responsible for Health. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alteration_of_name_and_transfer_of_functions">Alteration of name and transfer of functions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Health_(Ireland)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Alteration of name and transfer of functions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Change </th></tr> <tr> <td>22 January 1947 </td> <td>Establishment of the <b>Department of Health</b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 March 1947 </td> <td>Transfer of <i>Health</i> from the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage">Department for Local Government</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 January 1983 </td> <td>Transfer of <i>Adoption</i> from the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Justice_(Ireland)" title="Department of Justice (Ireland)">Department of Justice</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 July 1997 </td> <td>Renamed as the <b>Department of Health and Children</b><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 May 2011 </td> <td>Transfer of the <i>National Drugs Strategy</i> from the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Children,_Equality,_Disability,_Integration_and_Youth" title="Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth">Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 June 2011 </td> <td>Transfer of <i>Office of Children</i> to the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Children,_Equality,_Disability,_Integration_and_Youth" title="Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth">Department of Children and Youth Affairs</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 June 2011 </td> <td>Renamed as the <b>Department of Health</b><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 October 2011 </td> <td>Transfer of <i>Child Care</i> to <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Children,_Equality,_Disability,_Integration_and_Youth" title="Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth">Department of Children and Youth Affairs</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 March 2023 </td> <td>Transfer of <i>Specialist Community-Based Disability Services</i> to the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Children,_Equality,_Disability,_Integration_and_Youth" title="Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth">Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Health_(Ireland)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The role of the department and departmental team is to support the minister and the democratic process by:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Fulfilling the state's obligations in relation to the EU, <a href="/wiki/WHO" class="mw-redirect" title="WHO">WHO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe" title="Council of Europe">Council of Europe</a> and other international bodies and the continued implementation of the co-operation agenda decided by the North-South Ministerial Council.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Health_(Ireland)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Health_Information_and_Quality_Authority" title="Health Information and Quality Authority">Health Information and Quality Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Healthcare in the Republic of Ireland">Healthcare in Ireland</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Health_(Ireland)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output 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a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBowers2003" class="citation web cs1">Bowers, Fergal (1 January 2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080120060707/http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?level=4&id=4514">"Heath – review of the year"</a>. <i>IrishHealth.com</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?level=4&id=4514">the original</a> on 20 January 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 July</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=IrishHealth.com&rft.atitle=Heath+%E2%80%93+review+of+the+year&rft.date=2003-01-01&rft.aulast=Bowers&rft.aufirst=Fergal&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishhealth.com%2Findex.html%3Flevel%3D4%26id%3D4514&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADepartment+of+Health+%28Ireland%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1946, s. 2: The Department of Health (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1946/act/14/section/2/enacted/en/html">No. 14 of 1946, s. 2</a>). Enacted on 24 December 1946. Act of the <a href="/wiki/Oireachtas" title="Oireachtas">Oireachtas</a>. Retrieved from <a href="/wiki/Irish_Statute_Book" title="Irish Statute Book">Irish Statute Book</a> on 13 November 2022.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1946 (Section 2) (Commencement) Order 1947 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1947/sro/14/made/en/html">S.R.O. No. 14 of 1947</a>). Signed on 21 January 1947. Statutory Rules and Orders of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a>. Retrieved from <a href="/wiki/Irish_Statute_Book" title="Irish Statute Book">Irish Statute Book</a> on 13 September 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Health (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1947 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1947/sro/58/made/en/html">S.R.O. No. 58 of 1947</a>). Signed on 11 March 1947. Statutory Rules and Orders of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a>. Retrieved from <a href="/wiki/Irish_Statute_Book" title="Irish Statute Book">Irish Statute Book</a> on 13 September 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Justice (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1982 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1982/si/327/made/en/html">S.I. No. 327 of 1982</a>). Signed on 16 November 1982. Statutory Instrument of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a>. Retrieved from <a href="/wiki/Irish_Statute_Book" title="Irish Statute Book">Irish Statute Book</a> on 13 September 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Health (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1997/si/308/made/en/html">S.I. No. 308 of 1997</a>). Signed on 8 July 1997. Statutory Instrument of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a>. Retrieved from <a href="/wiki/Irish_Statute_Book" title="Irish Statute Book">Irish Statute Book</a> on 13 September 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">National Drugs Strategy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2011/si/166/made/en/html">S.I. No. 166 of 2011</a>). Signed on 5 April 2011. Statutory Instrument of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a>. Retrieved from <a href="/wiki/Irish_Statute_Book" title="Irish Statute Book">Irish Statute Book</a> on 3 October 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2011/si/218/made/en/html">S.I. No. 218 of 2011</a>). Signed on 10 May 2011. Statutory Instrument of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a>. Retrieved from <a href="/wiki/Irish_Statute_Book" title="Irish Statute Book">Irish Statute Book</a> on 13 September 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Health and Children (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2011/si/219/made/en/html">S.I. No. 219 of 2011</a>). Signed on 10 May 2011. Statutory Instrument of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a>. Retrieved from <a href="/wiki/Irish_Statute_Book" title="Irish Statute Book">Irish Statute Book</a> on 13 September 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Child Care (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2011/si/488/made/en/html">S.I. No. 488 of 2011</a>). Signed on 27 September 2011. Statutory Instrument of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a>. Retrieved from <a href="/wiki/Irish_Statute_Book" title="Irish Statute Book">Irish Statute Book</a> on 13 September 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Specialist Community-Based Disability Services (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2022 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2022/si/688/made/en/html">S.I. No. 688 of 2022</a>). Signed on 13 December 2022. Statutory Instrument of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a>. Retrieved from <a href="/wiki/Irish_Statute_Book" title="Irish Statute Book">Irish Statute Book</a> on 24 December 2022.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2022/si/666/made/en/html">S.I. No. 666 of 2022</a>). Signed on 13 December 2022 by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Donnelly" title="Stephen Donnelly">Stephen Donnelly</a>, Minister for Health. Statutory Instrument of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government of Ireland</a>. Retrieved from <a href="/wiki/Irish_Statute_Book" title="Irish Statute Book">Irish Statute Book</a> on 8 March 2022.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Health_(Ireland)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-health/">Official website</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4294348#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" 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and sanitation in Ireland">Water supply and sanitation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alzheimer_Society_of_Ireland" title="Alzheimer Society of Ireland">Alzheimer Society of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ALONE" title="ALONE">ALONE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aware_(voluntary_organisation)" title="Aware (voluntary organisation)">Aware (voluntary organisation)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campaign_for_John_Hunt" title="Campaign for John Hunt">Campaign for John Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Health_Ireland" title="Children's Health Ireland">Children's Health Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_ophthalmic_physician" title="Community ophthalmic physician">Community ophthalmic physician</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuan_Mhuire" title="Cuan Mhuire">Cuan 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Circular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mental_Health_Act_2001_(Ireland)" title="Mental Health Act 2001 (Ireland)">Mental Health Act 2001 (Ireland)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mental_Health_Commission_(Ireland)" title="Mental Health Commission (Ireland)">Mental Health Commission (Ireland)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mother_and_Child_Scheme" title="Mother and Child Scheme">Mother and Child Scheme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obesity_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Obesity in the Republic of Ireland">Obesity in the Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organ_donation_in_Ireland" title="Organ donation in Ireland">Organ donation in Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sl%C3%AD_na_Sl%C3%A1inte" title="Slí na Sláinte">Slí na Sláinte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_Mental_Health_Services" title="St. Patrick's Mental Health Services">St. Patrick's Mental Health Services</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span 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