Written answers
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Department of Health
Appointments to State Boards
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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1463. To ask the Minister for Health if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under his remit since 1 November 2024. [46930/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The nomination and appointment process for boards of bodies under the aegis of my Department is set out in legislation. In line with Government Decision S180/20/10/1617 of 2014 and Guidelines set out by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform relating to the advertising for expressions of interest in vacancies on State Boards, my Department in conjunction with the Public Appointments Service currently advertises for board vacancies as they arise, where I, as Minister for Health, have nominating rights under relevant legislation.
I also appoint members on the nomination of various bodies, again in accordance with the relevant legislation. I also, in some circumstances within guidelines, re-appoint members to state boards.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below:
State board | Name of appointees |
---|---|
National Treatment Purchase Fund | Jennifer Carey |
Health and Social Care Professionals Council | Maureen Carolan Martina Ring Mo Flynn Dr Pauline Wilson Tadgh Daly |
Health Research Board | Dr Tracy Cunningham |
Health Products Regulatory Authority | Dr Suzanne Kelly Prof Richard Reilly Dr Joe Collins |
National Cancer Registry Board | Dr Robert O’Connor |
Voluntary Health Insurance board | Dr Catherine Motherway |
Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland | Áine Lynch, Louise Collins Sonia Shortt Somy Thomas Marie Lavelle Dr Gráinne Gaffney |
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council | Alison Smith Shane McGlinchey |
Medical Scientists Registration Board | Pawel Stepala Gerada Warnes |
Social Care Workers Registration Board | Yvonne Cassidy |
Social Workers Registration Board | Owen Blee |
Children’s Health Ireland | Orla O’Brien Dr Ruben Diaz |
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