Written answers
Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Department of Health and Children
Medical Council
8:00 pm
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 246: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the proposal to have a majority layperson representation on the Medical Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3076/06]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Under the Medical Practitioners Act 1978, the Medical Council was established as the body with the responsibility for the registration of medical practitioners and the regulation of their activities.
Officials in my Department are actively working on the drafting of a new Medical Practitioners Bill and, as part of that work, I have requested them to consider the manner in which non-medical membership can best be represented on the council in future. As a general principle I favour a majority lay representation on boards of professional regulatory organisations.
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