Query: Who is the current Minister for Health?

Candidate documents:
text: Title: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Category: Biographies
Organisation: Department of Health
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-health/biographies/jennifer-carroll-macneill
Summary: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill  Dr. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is the Minister for Health.

text: Title: Appointment to the Board of the Health Service Executive (HSE)
Category: News
Organisation: Department of Health
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-health/news/appointment-to-the-board-of-the-health-service-executive-hse
Summary: Appointment to the Board of the Health Service Executive (HSE)

text: Title: Membership of Cabinet Committees of the 32nd Government
Category: Organisation-Information
Organisation: Department of the Taoiseach
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/organisation-information/membership-of-cabinet-committees-of-the-32nd-government
Summary: Membership of Cabinet Committees of the 32nd Government  Cabinet Committees of the 31st Government can be viewed here.

text: Title: Minister Carroll MacNeill requests that Government make Health (Delegation of functions) Order 2025 to the new Ministers of State
Category: Press-Releases
Organisation: Department of Health
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-health/press-releases/minister-carroll-macneill-requests-that-government-make-health-delegation-of-functions-order-2025-to-the-new-ministers-of-state
Summary: Minister Carroll MacNeill requests that Government make Health (Delegation of functions) Order 2025 to the new Ministers of State  At the request of the Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, the government today made the Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 delegating certain statutory powers and duties to the three Ministers of State with responsibility for areas of health. Ministers of State were formally appointed on 29 January 2025 and will play a key role in delivering on the health commitments set out in the Programme for Government.

text: Title: Minister for Health
Category: Roles
Organisation: Department of Health
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-health/roles/minister-for-health
Summary: Minister for Health  The Minister leads the Department of Health in serving the country, its people and the government. The mission of the department is to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Ireland by: keeping people healthy providing the healthcare people need delivering high quality services getting best value from health system resources More information on the goals of the department is available on the department's About Us page.

text: Title: Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy
Category: Roles
Organisation: Department of Health
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-health/roles/minister-of-state-with-responsibility-for-public-health-wellbeing-and-the-national-drugs-strategy
Summary: Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy  The Minister of State is responsible for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy. The role includes the promotion of healthier lifestyles and policies to improve the health of people in Ireland.

text: Title: Ministers for Health establish the Public Health Reform Expert Advisory Group
Category: Press-Releases
Organisation: Department of Health
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-health/press-releases/ministers-for-health-establish-the-public-health-reform-expert-advisory-group
Summary: Ministers for Health establish the Public Health Reform Expert Advisory Group  Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, and Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan, today announced the establishment of a Public Health Reform Expert Advisory Group (EAG). The Expert Group will initially focus on identifying learnings from the public health components of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland with a view towards strengthening health protection generally and future public health pandemic preparedness specifically.

text: Title: Opening Statement by Minister for Health Simon Harris TD at the Joint Committee on Health, 28th June 2017
Category: Speeches
Organisation: Department of Health
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-health/speeches/opening-statement-by-minister-for-health-simon-harris-td-at-the-joint-committee-on-health-28th-june-2017
Summary: Opening Statement by Minister for Health Simon Harris TD at the Joint Committee on Health, 28th June 2017  Check against delivery Introduction Chairman, Committee Members. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to appear before you once again.