Public Affairs Ireland
Safefood The Food Safety Promotion Board 7 Eastgate Avenue Eastgate Little Island Co.Cork Tel: 021 2304100 (Helpline: 1850 404 567) Fax: 021 2304111 Email: info@safefood.eu Website: www.safefood.ie Chairperson: John Dardis Chief Executive: Martin Higgins Safefood, the food safety promotion board, is an implementation body established under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement on December 2 1999. Its principal functions include the promotion of food safety, communication of food alerts and research into food safety.
Voluntary Health Insurance Board VHI House Lower Abbey Street Dublin 1 Postal Address: IDA Business Park Purcellsinch Dublin Road Kilkenny Tel: 1890 444 444 Email: info@vhi.ie Website: www.vhi.ie Chairperson: Bernard Collins Acting Chief Executive: Declan Moran The Voluntary Health Insurance Board was created under the Voluntary Health Insurance Act 1957 by the Minister for Health, Tom O’Higgins. The largest provider of voluntary private health insurance in the republic, it trades under the brand name VHI Healthcare, and is regulated by the Health Insurance Authority.
Health Service Executive Health Service Executive (HSE) Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte (FSS) Dr Steevens’ Hospital Dublin 8 Tel: 01 635 2000 Oak House Millennium Park Naas Co Kildare Tel: 045 880400 Website: www.hse.ie The Health Service Executive is responsible for delivering the country’s health and social care needs, and provides health and personal social services in hospitals, health facilities and communities across the country.
HSE Regions Services are organised through four regions as follows: HSE West (Limerick, Tipperary North, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Donegal) HSE South (Kerry, Cork, Waterford, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary South) HSE Dublin North East (Dublin North, Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan) HSE Dublin Mid Leinster (Dublin South, Wicklow, Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath).
Chief Executive’s Office Chief Executive: Cathal Magee Dr Steevens’ Hospital Dublin 8 Tel: 01 635 2000 Email: ceopa@hse.ie (Personal Assistant to CEO)
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