Written answers

Tuesday, 1 December 2015

Department of Health

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Photo of Michael MoynihanMichael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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392. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols that are in place between his Department, the Health Service Executive and An Bord Altranais when An Bord Altranais is hearing a fitness-to-practise case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42329/15]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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When a fitness to practice complaint is initiated under the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011 (No 41 of 2011), the arrangements for such fitness to practice hearings and related matters are as set out in Part 8 of the 2011 Act. In particular, section 82 of the 2011 Act requires that the Minister and the employer (including the HSE) are informed by the Board of the outcome of such hearings in certain circumstances - these includes:

- the removal, restoration, suspension, termination of suspension of a nurse's or midwife's registration;

- the attaching of conditions to a nurse's or midwife's registration;

- the censuring or fining of a registered nurse or midwife;

- the transfer of a nurse’s or midwife’s registration to another division of the register of nurses and midwives.

Please note that if a fitness to practice complaint is initiated under the Nurses Act, 1985 (No 18 of 1985), then the provisions of that Act would apply and, as per section 46 of that Act, which includes a requirement that the Board inform the Minister of names erased or restored from the Register and also suspensions and termination of suspension from the register and the attaching of conditions to a nurse's or midwife's registration.

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