The Freedom of Information Legislation provides a mechanism for individuals to seek access to records. Both the Health Service Executive and the Health Information and Quality Authority are organisations that are separate to the Department of Health for the purposes of the FOI Act. FOI requests to HIQA can be submitted by email to foi@hiqa.ie, or by letter to the FOI Liaison Officer, Health Information and Quality Authority, Unit 1301, City Gate, Mahon, Cork. Further details are available on the HIQA FOI webpage: www.hiqa.ie/get-touch/make-foi-request
Details on how to make a request to the HSE, including the relevant application form, are available on the HSE FOI webpage: www.hse.ie/eng/services/yourhealthservice/info/foi/making-a-request/.