Ireland
In Ireland, overall responsibility for the health care system lies with the Government, exercised through the Department of Health, under the direction of the Minister of Health. The Irish health care system remains predominantly tax funded. Ireland has recently begun the process of introducing plain packaging of tobacco products, putting it on track to possibly being the first country in the WHO European Region to introduce plain packaging.
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Ireland places disability and rehabilitation at the heart of its health system reform
Ireland is implementing progressive health and social care service reforms for people with disabilities. Named ‘Transforming Lives’, the reforms ensure access to quality, personalized care aligned to Ireland’s health transformation policy framework, Sláintecare.
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Ministry of health
Department of Health
Block 1
Miesian Plaza
50-58 Lower Baggot Street
Dublin D02XW14
http://health.gov.ie/
