Formulation and oversight of health policy

What this means

• The Department of Health is an Irish government body responsible for developing national health and social care policy for the country.[source]
• It oversees the laws that govern the health system, with key legislation including the Health Act 1947 and the Health Act 2004.[source]
• The Department holds the Health Service Executive to account for how health services are delivered and how well they perform.[source]
• This mandate matters for accountability because it sets who is responsible when health services fall short or when policy changes affect patients and the public.[source]
• There are currently 5 implementing commitments linked to this mandate, meaning specific actions are being tracked against it.[source]

Direct impact (6)

• duty held by body
  Department of HealthBody
• implements mandate via commitment
  Open the new National Children's HospitalCommitment
• implements mandate via commitment
  Add 4,000-4,500 inpatient hospital bedsCommitment
• implements mandate via commitment
  Open at least 100 additional ICU bedsCommitment
• implements mandate via commitment
  Deliver four new elective hospitalsCommitment
• implements mandate via commitment
  Meet Sláintecare waiting-time targetsCommitment

Indirect impact (5)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• duty held by body → sets rule for2-hop via dept-health
  Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and ReformBody
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-health
  Deliver the first inpatient mother and baby mental health unitCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-health
  Establish targeted mental health supports for autistic childrenCommitment
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister for Health2-hop via dept-health
  Jennifer Carroll MacNeillOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Health2-hop via dept-health
  Jennifer Murnane O'ConnorOfficeholder