Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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144. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the length of time it has taken to fill the CEO post in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland following the departure of a person (details supplied) and the stepping down of another person pending a recruitment campaign; and the person holding the post at present. [8559/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I am aware that the position of Chief Executive Officer is currently filled on an acting basis. Under section 28 of the Nurses and Midwifes Act 2011 the appointment of a CEO is a matter for the Board of the NMBI.

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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145. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on legal fees by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland since 2015 on fitness to practice and industrial relations issues. [8560/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is an independent, self funded, regulatory body. The amount spent on legal fees is a matter for the Board and I have asked it to supply the information directly to the Deputy.

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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146. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to evidence provided in early January 2019 by a person (details supplied) at a constructive dismissal case taken against the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI; and the steps he will take to investigate the allegations. [8561/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Responsibility for ensuring that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland complies with its statutory and governance obligations, including those of employment law, rests with the Board.

I understand that the constructive dismissal case to which the Deputy refers was considered by the Labour Court. In that regard, the Labour Court is an independent, statutory body. Given its statutory independence, it would be inappropriate for me to intervene when the Labour Court exercises its quasi-judicial functions in relation to industrial relations disputes or employment law complaints.