Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the terms of reference for the Irish Medicines Board; the way members are appointed; the persons who are the appointed members and when they were appointed; if there is a fixed period of service; if there is a payment or expense granted to board members; the way the board is funded; the extent of this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14521/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Members of the Irish Medicines Board are appointed by myself for a fixed period of five years, which may be renewed. I have sent details of members and their appointment dates to the Deputy. The functions of the Board are set out in the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, as amended. Board members may be paid travelling and subsistence expenses in accordance with Department of Finance rules. The Chair of the Board receives a payment as sanctioned by that Department. The Board is funded partly by my Department, partly through the payment of fees in relation to the grant or renewal of licences and partly through the charging of fees in consideration of the performance by it of its functions. My Department provided funding of €4,924,000 for 2007.