Mr. Paul Reid:

The chairman is Mr. Ciarán Devane. The board comprises Professor Deirdre Madden, professor of law at UCC and chair of the Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance, who will be appointed as deputy chairperson; Mr. Fergus Finlay, former CEO of Barnardos; Mr. Tim Hynes, group chief information officer, Allied Irish Bank; Dr. Sarah McLoughlin, science and communications officer, Retina International, and patient advocate; Mr. Mark Molloy, quantity surveyor, member of the expert group on tort reform and management of clinical negligence claims, and patient advocate; Mr. Aogán Ó Feargháil, former GAA president; Ms Fiona Ross, chair of CIE and Mental Health Ireland; Dr. Yvonne Traynor, vice-president, regulatory and scientific affairs with Kerry Group; Dr. Brendan Lenihan, who has particular expertise on financial planning and management; and Mr. Fergus O'Kelly, clinical professor in general practice and family medicine.