APRIL – JUNE 2020 Date Our Summary of Request Category Decision Decision Received Ref. of Date Made 2020 Requester 30/06/2020 222 Records which document spend on mental health care via private services outside Business 30/09/2020 Part Granted the HSE i) within Ireland & ii) outside Ireland from 1 Jan 2018 to 31 May 2020. Interest Group

24/06/2020 221 Correspondence between the Department and DPER/DEASP on any review of Journalist 21/07/2020 Refused enhanced illness benefit in relation to covid-19 and possible consequences for the private healthcare worker workforce

24/06/2020 220 Letters and emails (including attachments) between CMO and HSE Journalist 22/07/2020 Granted Chief Clinical Officer from April 1 to April 25, 2020.

24/06/2020 219 Representations to the Minister for Health, and the Minister's replies, in relation to Journalist 21/07/2020 Part Granted the Children & Family Relationships Act (2015), during the period Feb 1, 2014 to April 6, 2015 and the period Feb 1, 2019 to Feb 29, 2020

24/06/2020 218 Submissions made to the Department of Health in relation to the Assisted Human Journalist 31/07/2020 Part Granted Reproduction legislation during the period January 1, 2017 to January 31, 2020,

24/06/2020 217 Costs of production and distribution of both the Irish & English language Covid-19 Journalist 10/07/2020 Part Granted public information booklet + correspondences re; the initial Covid-19 public information booklet not being bilingual. 24/06/2020 216 Breakdown of details and costs on radio/television advertisements, social media Business 10/07/2020 Refused posts and adverts produced in English and Irish re; Covid-19 information. Interest Group

15/06/2020 215 Correspondence between the Department of Health, employees, the Minister for Oireachtas 09/07/2020 Refused Health and/or advisers and other civil servants and/or the Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and/or the Green Party or their representatives regarding Government negotiations.

22/06/2020 214 Copies of the minutes of each National Oversight Committee (NOC) for the Business 30/06/2020 Part-Granted implementation of ‘Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery - a health-led response Interest to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017 – 2025’ Group

11/06/2020 213 Consideration/investigations into the use of hormone blockers ( gonadoroin- Public 22/07/2020 Refused releasin hormone analogues) and the impact on those children administered these drugs, by any State agency or hospital in Ireland

18/06/2020 212 Correspondence from Nursing Homes Ireland to the Minister and/or secretary Journalist 19/06/2020 Refused general regarding nursing home providers and Covid-19.

18/06/2020 211 Records between the Minister and/or officials, and any member or representative Business 16/07/2020 Part Granted of the Licensed Vintners Association/ Vintners' Federation of Ireland Interest Group Records between the Minister and/or officials, and members of the Oireachtas/representatives from 1st February re; Covid 19 & actual or potential closure of public houses. Any record considering, analysing, assessing, or recommending the closure of public houses related to the Covid 19 Pandemic.

18/06/2020 210 The Minister for Health can provide licences to people under Section 14 of the Public 16/07/2020 Refused Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 –I request the dates the first 3 licenses were granted

15/06/2020 209 Records held by DOH relating to the potential closure or break up of the Public 23/06/2020 Refused Department of Children and Youth Affairs between Jan 1st 2020 and June 14th

16/06/2020 208 Letter of HSE Director General, Paul Reid to the Department of Health asking for Business 13/07/2020 Granted €20 Million in funding for new medicines and the subsequent response Interest Group

16/06/2020 207 Minutes from the Department of Health extraordinary meetings on March 29 & 30, Journalist 14/07/2020 Part-Granted 2020 in relation to nursing homes, and any briefing documents/reports that attendees were provided with before or during the meetings.

I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original formatting.

15/06/2020 206 Copies of papers referenced in Covid-19 NPHET meeting notes of 28 May 2020 Journalist 24/07/2020 Granted re; testing of close contacts & phase 2 reduction of measures in preparation for advising Government in advance of 8 June 2020 08/06/2020 204 Cost of sending the Covid-19 public information leaflet to every household in Journalist 06/07/2020 Granted Ireland recently, along with as comprehensive a breakdown as possible. Total number of copies of this leaflet that were (i) printed and (ii) posted.

10/06/2020 203 Copies of the NPHET document entitled "Risk Register" for the following months Public 10/07/2020 Refused March 2020, April 2020, May 2020, June 2020

10/06/2020 202 Under the Freedom of Information Act I hereby request any correspondence Business 07/07/2020 Granted between the Minister for Health and the mental health charity Pieta House in 2020 Interest Group

08/06/2020 201 Correspondence received from businesses/business lobby groups/other lobby Journalist 28/07/2020 Refused groups regarding the lockdown and potential easing of restrictions.

10/06/2020 200 HSE paper on plans for returning to non-Covid 19 care Journalist 03/07/2020 Granted

09/06/2020 199 Correspondence sent from the HSE to the Minister for Health or Chief Medical Journalist 07/07/2020 Refused Officer which relate to the development and roll-out of the Covid-19 Contact Tracing App.

09/06/2020 198 Correspondence and reports re specific nursing home & Covid-19 cases Public 09/07/2020 Part-Granted

09/06/2020 196 Emails held by the office of the Chief Medical Officer on the risk of Covid19 in Journalist 14/10/2020 Part-Granted nursing homes from: NPHET members incl. sub-groups, health care professionals and public health professionals

05/06/2020 194 A draft paper on the need for long-term critical care capacity in hospitals, referred Journalist 16/10/2020 Refused to on page 3 of the meeting minutes of the NPHET subgroup on acute hospital preparedness on 9th April,

05/06/2020 193 Re; 5 of NPHET’s sub-groups. Public 24/07/2020 Part Granted

Corr. on the selection criteria of NPHET subgroups Dates/agendas for Subgroup meetings from April to June 2020 Corr. between Subgroups and NPHET itself from April to June 2020 & any submissions by 3rd parties

04/06/2020 191 Correspondence to the Minister for Health from Independent Chairperson, Business 12/10/2020 Granted Responsible Retailing of Alcohol Ireland issued 02 April 2020, RE: Extension to Interest the implementation period relating to section 22 of the public health alcohol act Group 2018 and any response either by letter or email

29/05/2020 190 Statistical data such as, how many data breaches happened on each year, 2018- Public 19/06/2020 Granted 2020, number reported to the Data Protection Commission, the most and least recurrent breaches.

04/06/2020 189 The Reformulation sub-group of the Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Business 02/07/2020 Refused Group (OPIOG) has been working on a roadmap for reformulation. A draft Interest roadmap has been considered by the OPIOG and a consultation with stakeholders subsequently took place - I request access to the submissions made.

28/05/2020 188 All records held by the Department of Health containing or referring to the Public 10/07/2020 Granted scientific or medical basis and/or the recommendations based upon such information that justifies the decision of Government to treat the offshore islands differently from the rest of the country for the purposes of re-opening Ireland under Government's plan following the Covid 19 pandemic.

02/06/2020 186 Any briefings/submissions prepared for either Minister Harris or the Department Journalist 11/09/2020 Part-Granted Secretary General with regard to the introduction of a 14-day quarantine period for people arriving in Ireland.

02/06/2020 185 On March 16th Twitter made the following announcement: Public 10/07/2020 Refused Broadening our definition of harm to address content that goes directly against guidance from authoritative sources of global and local public health information. Rather than reports, we will enforce this in close coordination with trusted partners, including public health authorities and governments, and continue to use and consult with information from those sources when reviewing content. I am seeking a record of all measures taken by the Department of Health and/or agents pursuant to this announcement.

02/06/2020 184 Correspondence between Minister Simon Harris’ office and private individuals, Journalist 03/07/2020 Part Granted businesses, state agencies, government figures and any other stakeholders the re; the cancellation/postponement of horse racing events due to Covid-19 + the resumption of horse racing as part of the roadmap to lift Covid-19 restrictions. 29/05/2020 183 Papers submitted by HSE to the Department of Health and/or National Public Journalist 30/06/2020 Refused Health Emergency Team on the prevalence of Covid-19 infection in healthcare workers and measures implemented/necessary to mitigate risk.

28/05/2020 182 Any correspondence or minutes of any phone calls / meetings between Apple and / Journalist 17/11/2020 Part-Granted or Google and Muiris O'Connor in relation to the Covid-19 contact tracing app.

28/05/2020 181 Correspondence between the Department of Health and the Department of Justice Journalist 26/06/2020 Part-Granted and Equality during the months of March and April 2020 in relation to potential, rumoured or confirmed cases of COVID19 in Munster-based direct provision centres and advice, instructions or guidelines on how to manage the cases (if any).

29/05/2020 180 The Framework of Information on Designated Centres with attached appendices, Journalist 27/07/2020 Part Granted which was submitted to the Department of Health during the pandemic + any associated correspondence

27/09/2020 178 Correspondence between the Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan and the Journalist 03/07/2020 Part Granted Minister for Health (including correspondence directed to the minister's secretary) regarding Covid-19 and meetings of the National Public Health Emergency Team regarding Covid-19, between March and the present date.

26/05/2020 176 Number of abortions that have taken place in each Irish hospital nationwide since Journalist 27/05/2020 Refused the passing of legislation back in January 2019 up to present date 22/05/2020 175 Strategies for testing and tracing for Covid-19, drawn up by a group composed of Journalist 22/06/2020 Granted experts from the scientific community, and given to research support group of the expert advisory group to NPHET.

20/05/2020 174 Minutes of meetings of the NPHET Health Sector Workforce Subgroup and Journalist 27/05/2020 Refused Medicines and Medical Devices Criticality Assessment Subgroup

25/05/2020 172 Copy of all correspondence between Catherine Donohoe, general manager at Mayo Public 01/07/2020 Part Granted University Hospital, and the Department of Health from January 2020 - May 2020 in relation to Covid-19.

25/05/2020 171 Any correspondence received or sent by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Public 23/06/2020 Part-Granted Holohan dated between March 15th 2020 and May 22nd 2020 which relates the management of Covid_19 in Mayo University Hospital.

25/05/2020 170 Copy of all correspondence between the Department of Health and staff at Mayo Public 01/07/2020 Part Granted University Hospital from January 2020 - May 2020 in relation to Covid-19.

18/05/2020 168 Minutes of meetings held with the Minister For Health, HSE Chair, CMO and Journalist 25/06/2020 Refused COO referred to in the letter from Secretary General Breslin to the CEO of the HSE for the period 1 January 2020 to 15 May 2020.

12/05/2020 167 Minutes held by the National Strategy for Women and Girls Periods Poverty sub- Public 10/06/2020 Granted committee which is chaired by the Department of Health. 15/05/2020 166 updated Vision For Change 2020 document regarding mental health in Ireland Public 19/05/2020 Refused

08/05/2020 165 Please furnish all records relating to information / correspondence received in last Business 09/06/2020 Part Granted 6 weeks about hyperbaric oxygen being used for Covid 19. Interest Group

13/05/2020 164 Documents relating to the consideration of the political decision to roll out a free Journalist 03/09/2020 Refused contraceptive scheme for women postdating the Working Group Report.

14/05/2020 163 All files issued and received by the National Public Health Emergency Team Business 25/05/2020 Refused Covid-19 Subgroup on Vulnerable People since its establishment Interest Group

12/05/2020 162 Correspondence (emails, letters, memos or reports) to and from the Minister for Journalist 10/06/2020 Part-Granted Health/senior Department of Health officials and the listed nursing homes – as well as any correspondence received or sent by the Minister/Department concerning the following nursing homes - dating back to March 1st 2020:

11/05/2020 161 Any record which sets out the number of COVID_19 tests which required a follow Business 09/06/2020 Refused up with a subsequent test Interest Group

11/05/2020 159 Emails and letters between LetsGetChecked (Privapath Diagnostics Ltd) and the Public 28/07/2020 Granted Department re; the company's Covid-19 tests, between Feb 1st and May 10th 11/05/2020 157 I would like copies of all correspondence between HSE chief executive Paul Reid Journalist 24/07/2020 Granted and the Minister for Health since March 2020 relating to the Covid 19 pandemic.

07/05/2020 156 Grants etc, payable to each of the following and to any organisations under their Public 03/06/2020 Part-Granted control: 1. WHO, 2. UNFPA, 3. International Planned Parenthood Federation, 4. Europen Network Member association, 5. Irish Family Planning association, 6. Irish Council for Civil Liberties, 7. Amnesty

05/05/2020 153 All documentation, memos, notes, emails, and any other communications Public 29/09/2020 Part-Granted documentary or otherwise relating to the below: Between the Minister for Health, his agents or offices or delegates or any other medical or legal advice or correspondence with third parties in relation to the decision to sanction termination of pregnancy services via remote communications / telemedicine during te covid-19 virus.

06/05/2020 152 All correspondence and documentation held by the Minister and Department of Public 21/08/2020 Part-Granted Health in relation to the blood donation deferral policy in the , Northern Ireland & USA in respect of men who have sex with men (MSM), from 1st January 2019 to present; 05/05/2020 150 Minutes of meetings, briefings and corr. between the Minister for Health and the Journalist 02/06/2020 Part-Granted re; the HSE’s ‘Be on Call for Ireland’ recruitment drive.

05/05/2020 148 All correspondence received and sent by the Minister Simon Harris, chief medical Journalist 02/06/2020 Refused officer Dr Tony Holohan, and the department secretary general, on the topic of nursing homes, from 1st March to 1st May, 01/05/2020 147 The purchase of refrigeration units for storing bodies in hospital mortuaries in Journalist 02/07/2020 Part Granted Ireland

01/05/2020 146 Letters between (1) the Minister for Health and head of the HSE board re; Covid Journalist 28/07/2020 Part Granted 19 since January 2020 and (2) letters between the chief executive of the and the Secretary General of the Department of Health re; Covid 19 for March/April 2020

30/04/2020 145 Social media correspondence on Whatsapp between the Minister for Health, Simon Journalist 19/11/2020 Refused Harris, and the , , since 14 February to 30 April 2020 in relation to Coronavirus.

30/04/2020 144 The paper referred to on page five of this meeting note of the NPHET meeting on Journalist 18/09/2020 Refused Tuesday 14 April, described as: "There was discussion on how the modelling work might inform the testing requirements and that an agreed target capacity would be important to aim for. The HSE and DOH are looking at this and a paper will be presented for discussion at the next NPHET meeting on 17th April 2020. "

29/04/2020 143 Please furnish all records relating to information / correspondence received in last Business 8/05/2020 Part-Granted 6 weeks about hyperbaric oxygen being used for Covid 19 Interest Group

23/04/2020 137 Minutes of the meeting/meetings between the minister and or representatives of the Journalist 22/05/2020 Refused department and the private hospitals in March before the hospitals were taken under public control to deal with the coronavirus. Any report or correspondence the department holds in relation to these hospitals, their financial position and the decision to take them into State control. 21/04/2020 136 Correspondence between the Department and external stakeholders + internal Public 18/06/2020 Part Granted stakeholders regarding the inclusion of non-Fair Deal patients in the Covid 19 Temporary Support Scheme.

21/04/2020 134 Correspondences from the Department of Health to the Department of Education Public 17/07/2020 Refused relating to the Leaving Certificate Examinations 2020. Dated between the 20th of March 2020 and the 20th of April 2020.

21/04/2020 132 Minutes of meeting of such teams established to deal with the SARs and MERs Journalist 14/05/2020 Refused outbreaks - or any other recognised pandemic viruses.

Any final report prepared by the NPHETs arising from these outbreaks.

21/04/2020 131 Advices given to the minister and his advisors about the threat posed to the Journalist 18/06/2020 Part Granted residents of nursing homes and residential care sentences.

21/04/2020 130 I wish to obtain all briefing records, notes and memos provided to the Minister for Journalist 14/05/2020 Refused Health and his advisors about the arrival of the novel Coronavirus and Covid 19.

21/04/2020 128 Documentation/information laying out the Department of Health’s social media Public 14/05/2020 Refused policy with regards to COVID-19.

20/04/2020 127 Minutes of meetings of the National Public Health Emergency Team held from 10 Public 07/05/2020 Refused April 2020 up to and including Friday, 17 April 2020 and copies of all papers presented to such meetings. 16/04/20 126 Submissions/briefings for Minister Harris relating to the COVID-19 outbreak in Journalist 11/05/2020 Refused the period 1 January 2020 to 17 March 2020.

16/04/20 125 Correspondence from the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, and/or his Journalist 18/06/2020 Part Granted representatives in the Dept of Health with the Health Information and Quality Authority's Phelim Quinn or any senior representative of HIQA regarding the infection control in nursing homes / regarding nursing homes and Covid-19from February 1st 2020 to the present. 14/04/2020 124 Correspondence/documents on childcare for frontline healthcare workers between Business 13/06/2020 Granted Dept. of Health + DPER, DCYA, D/Taoiseach, D/Finance, HSE, Trade Unions. Interest Group

14/04/2020 123 Correspondence between Minister Simon Harris and HSE CEO Paul Reid re; Journalist 11/05/2020 Refused Covid-19 since March 1, 2020.

09/04/2020 122 Minutes of meetings of NPHET and copies of all papers presented to such Public 07/05/2020 Refused meetings.

09/04/2020 121 Re; decision to cancel St Patrick's Day Parade 2020 due to Covid-19, I am seeking: Journalist 11/05/2020 Refused submissions made to your Department by external parties + any briefing notes/memoranda prepared by officials in your Department on this subject area.

03/04/2020 119 Advice from HSE, NPHET, HSPC, CMO, etc re; novel coronavirus detected in Journalist 06/05/2020 Refused China in December 2019 and the measures that would have to be taken in Ireland to prevent infections/ensure treatment.