Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2014 is an Act to enable members of the public to obtain access, to the greatest extent possible consistent with the public interest and the right to privacy, to information in the possession of public bodies, other bodies in receipt of funding from the State and certain other bodies and to enable persons to have personal information relating to them in the possession of such bodies corrected and, accordingly, to provide for a right of access to records held by such bodies, for necessary exceptions to that right and for assistance to persons to enable them to exercise it, to provide for the independent review both of decisions of such bodies relating to that right.

All requests under the FOI Act should be addressed to:

Freedom of Information Office,
Health and Safety Authority,
The Metropolitan Building,
James Joyce Street,
Dublin 1

Telephone 1890 289 389

Fax (01) 614 7020

E-mail foi@hsa.ie

For more information please see HSA website 

Applications must be in writing and should indicate that the information is sought under the Freedom of Information Act. An application form ‘Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Acts’ is available on request but you are not required to use a form.