Unit: Department of Health and Children

From date: 1997-07-12

To date: 2011-06-04

Source: http://www.dohc.ie/; S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011

Confidence: Very Confident

Names: An Roinn Sláinte agus Leanaí

Source: http://www.dohc.ie/; S.I. No. 219/2011
Description: Irish Language Name
To date: 2011-06-04
Confidence: Very Confident

Legal forms: Ministerial Departments

Source: http://www.dohc.ie/; S.I. No. 219/2011
From date: 1997-07-12
To date: 2011-06-04
Confidence: Very Confident

Functions: Policy Formation and Execution

Source: S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011; http://www.dohc.ie/
From date: 1997-07-12
To date: 2011-06-04
Confidence: Very Confident

Policy domains: Health

Source: S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011; http://www.dohc.ie/
From date: 1997-07-12
To date: 2011-06-04
Confidence: Very Confident

Policy domains: Social Protection

Source: S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011; http://www.dohc.ie/
From date: 1997-07-12
To date: 2011-06-04
Confidence: Very Confident

Counties: Dublin

Source: http://www.dohc.ie/; IPA Yearbooks
From date: 1997-07-12
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: Mary Coughlan

Source: http://www.dohc.ie/
From date: 2011-01-21
To date: 2011-03-09
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: Mary Hanafin

Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/; IPA Yearbooks
Description: Minister of State with responsibility for child care and children's policy
From date: 2000-02-01
To date: 2002-06-06
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: Brian Cowen

Source: "Travers Report, DOHC 2005"
Description: Fianna Fáil
From date: 1997-07-12
To date: 2000-01-01
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: Brendan Smith

Source: IPA Yearbooks; http://www.brendansmith.ie/
Description: "Minister of State with responsibility for children; Promoted to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in May 2008; Fianna Fáil"
From date: 2007-06-14
To date: 2008-05-07
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: Mary Harney

Source: "Travers Report, DOHC 2005; http://www.oireachtas.ie/"
Description: Progressive Democrat; Reappointed 7 May 2008
From date: 2004-09-29
To date: 2011-01-20
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: Barry Andrews

Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/
Description: Responsibility for children and youth affairs; Fianna Fáil
From date: 2008-05-07
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: Máire Hoctor

Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/
Description: Responsibility for Older People; Fianna Fáil
From date: 2008-05-07
To date: 2009-04-21
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: Máire Hoctor

Source: IPA Yearbooks; www.dohc.ie/
Description: Fianna Fáil; Minister of State with responsability for older people
From date: 2007-06-14
To date: 2008-05-07
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: Michael Martin

Source: "Travers Report, DOHC 2005"
From date: 2000-01-01
To date: 2004-09-29
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: Mary Wallace

Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/; http://www.dohc.ie/
Description: Minister of State with responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety; Fianna Fáil
From date: 2008-05-07
To date: 2009-04-21
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: John Moloney

Source: http://www.dohc.ie/; http://www.oireachtas.ie/
Description: "Minister of State with responsibility for Equality, Disability and Mental Health; Fianna Fáil"
From date: 2008-05-07
Confidence: Very Confident

Ministers: Brian Lenihan

Source: "IPA Yearbooks
Description: "Appointed to the new office of Minister for Children in December 2005; Appointed Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on 14th June 2007"
From date: 2005-12-01
To date: 2007-07-14
Ministers: Brian Lenihan
- Source: IPA Yearbooks; http://www.brianlenihan.ie/
- Description: Minister of State with responsibility for childcare and children's policy--role redesigned in Dec. 2005 as Minister for Children; Fianna Fáil
- From date: 2002-01-01
- To date: 2005-12-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Pat the Cope Gallagher
- Source: IPA Yearbooks; http://www.patthecope.com/
- Description: Minister of State with special responsibility for health promotion and food safety; Fianna Fáil
- From date: 2007-06-14
- To date: 2008-05-07
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Jimmy Devins
- Source: IPA Yearbooks; http://www.jimmydevins.ie/
- Description: Minister of State with responsibility for disability issues and mental health; Fianna Fáil
- From date: 2007-06-14
- To date: 2008-05-07
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Tim O'Malley
- Source: IPA Yearbooks; http://www.progressivedemocrats.ie/
- Description: Progressive Democrat; Minister of State with responsibility for disability and mental health services
- From date: 2002-01-01
- To date: 2007-07-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Seán Power
- Source: IPA Yearbooks; http://www.kildare.ie/public-representatives/sean-power.asp
- Description: "Minister of State with responsibility for health promotion, public health and services for older people; Fianna Fáil"
- From date: 2004-01-01
- To date: 2007-07-14
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Ivor Callely
- Source: IPA Yearbooks; http://www.dohc.ie/; http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Minister of State with responsibility for services for older people; Fianna Fáil
- From date: 2002-06-18
- To date: 2004-09-29
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Tom Moffatt
- Source: IPA Yearbooks; http://www.dohc.ie/; http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Minister of State with responsibility for food safety and older people; Became minister of state in Department of Health 08/07/1997; Fianna Fáil
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2002-06-06
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: Frank Fahey
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/; IPA Yearbooks
- Description: Minister of State with responsibility for childcare and children's policy; Fianna Fáil; Became Minister of State in Department of Health 08/07/1997
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2000-01-27
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ministers: James Reilly
- Source: http://www.dohc.ie/
- Description: Fine Gael; Continued as Minister for Health
- From date: 2011-03-09
- To date: 2011-06-04
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: medical products, appliances and equipment
- Source: S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011; http://www.dohc.ie/
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2011-06-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: outpatient services
- Source: S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011; http://www.dohc.ie/
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2011-06-04
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: hospital services
- Source: S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011; http://www.dohc.ie/
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2011-06-04
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: public health services
- Source: S.I. No. 308/1997; http://www.dohc.ie/
- From date: 1997-07-12
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: Research and Development (Health)
- Source: S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011; http://www.dohc.ie/
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2011-06-04
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: health NEC
- Source: S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011; http://www.dohc.ie/
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2011-06-04
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: sickness and disability
- Source: S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011; http://www.dohc.ie/
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2011-06-04
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: family and children
- Source: S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011; http://www.dohc.ie/
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2011-06-04
- Confidence: Very Confident
FOI: yes
- Source: Freedom of Information Act 1997; S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011; http://www.dohc.ie/
- From date: 1998-04-21
- To date: 2011-06-04
- Confidence: Very Confident
Comptrollers: yes
- Source: http://audgen.gov.ie/
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2011-06-04
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Ombudsman Act 1980; S.I. No. 308/1997; S.I. No. 219/2011
- Description: Subject to Ombudsman review under the Ombudsman Act 1980
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2011-06-04
- Confidence: Very Confident
Financial information:
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1997/si/308/
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2011/si/219/

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
S.I. No. 308/1997 (Health)	1997-07-12	Department of Health (I)	Department of Health and Children
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Women's Health Council)	2009-10-01	Women's Health Council	Department of Health and Children
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Women's Health Council)	2009-10-01	Department of Health and Children	Department of Health and Children
S.I. No. 218/2011 (Children and Youth Affairs)	2011-06-03	Department of Health and Children	Department of Children and Youth Affairs
S.I. No. 219/2011 (Health)	2011-06-04	Department of Health and Children	Department of Health (II)

Unit Information

Department of Health and Children

An Roinn Sláinte agus Leanaí