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Encyclopedia > Department of Health and Children (Ireland)

The Department of Health & Children (An Roinn Sláinte agus Leanaí) is a government department of the Irish government. 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." Image File history File links COA_IRELAND.PNG Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Irish Government contains a number of departments or ministries, known in the Republic of Ireland as a Department of State (Roinn Stáit in Irish). ...


The Department is led by the Minister for Health & Children who is assisted by two Ministers of State. The Minister for Health and Children is the senior minister at the Department of Health and Children (An Roinn Sláinte agus Leanaí) in the Irish Government and is responsible for health care in the Republic of Ireland and related services. ... A Minister of State, in the Republic of Ireland, is a junior minister of non-cabinet rank, attached to one or more Departments of State of the cabinet. ...

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Departmental Team

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  • Secretary-General of the Department: Michael Scanlan

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History

The Department of Health was created in 1947 with Dr. James Ryan becoming the first Minister. Over the years the Department's name has changed several times, however, the role of the Department has remained the same. The Department was previously known as the following: 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dr. James Ryan (December 6, 1891 - September 25, 1970), was a senior Irish politician. ...

  • Department of Health (1947-1997)
  • Department of Health & Children (1997-present)

Structure

The role of the Department and Departmental team is to support the Minister and the democratic process 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 our obligations in relation to 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.

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