The following table sets out the bodies, boards under the remit of my Department to which I make appointments and the statutory provisions providing for the making of such appointments.
Bodies
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Statutory Provision
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Advisory Committee for Human Medicines (IMB)
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Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, as amended
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Advisory Committee for Veterinary Medicines (IMB)
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Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, as amended
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Advisory Committee for Medical Devices (IMB)
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Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, as amended
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Beaumont Hospital Board
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Beaumont Hospital (Establishment) Order (S.I. 255/1977) as amended
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Opticians Board
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Opticians Act 1956 and 2003
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Consultative Council on Hepatitis C
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The Consultative Council on Hepatitis C (Establishment) Order 1996 (Amendment) Order 2013
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Dental Council
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Dentists Act, 1995
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Dietitians Registration Board
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Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005
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Dublin Dental Hospital Board
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Dublin Dental Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1963, as amended
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Food Safety Authority of Ireland
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Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998
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Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU)
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Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005
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Health Information and Quality Authority
|
Health Act, 2007
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Health Insurance Authority
|
Health Insurance Acts 1994-2009
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Health Research Board
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Health Research Board (Establishment) Order 1986, as amended
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Health Service Executive
|
Health Act, 2004
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Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal
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Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act, 1997
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Irish Blood Transfusion Service
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The Blood Transfusion Service Board (Establishment) Order 1965 (Amendment) Order, 2000 (S.I No.22 of 2000)
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Irish Medicines Board
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Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, as amended
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Leopardstown Park Hospital Board
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Leopardstown Park Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1979
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Medical Council
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Medical Practitioners Act, 2007
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Mental Health Commission
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Mental Health Act, 2001
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National Cancer Registry Board
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National Cancer Registry Board (Establishment) Order, 1991
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National Haemophilia Council
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National Haemophilia Council (Establishment) Order, 2004
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National Paediatric Hospital Development Board
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National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (Establishment) Order, 2007
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
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National Treatment Purchase Fund (Establishment) Order, 2007
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Occupational Therapists Registration Board
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Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005
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Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
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Pharmacy Act, 2007
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Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
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Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (Establishment) Order, 2007
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Radiographers Registration Board
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Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005
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Scientific Committee of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland
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Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998
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Social Workers Registration Board
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Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005
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Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board
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Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005
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St James's Hospital Board
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St James's Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1971
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Tallaght Hospital Board
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Tallaght Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1980 (Revocation) Order, 2006
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The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
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Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011
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Voluntary Health Insurance Board
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Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1996
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With regard to board fees, there are four categories payable to chairpersons and directors of Non-Commercial State Agencies. The "one person one salary" principle provides that public servants acting as chairpersons or directors of state-sponsored bodies do not receive additional remuneration for undertaking such duties. Members of Boards are entitled to claim travel and subsistence as governed by the Travel and Subsistence Circulars issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Instead of the fees mentioned above, members of the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal are paid a briefing fee of €10,000 when they take up their appointment and a daily rate of €845.00.
The approved annual rates in respect of those Boards to which I have made appointments and where board fees are payable are:
Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Irish Blood Transfusion Service Board, Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, National Treatment Purchase Fund, Health Research Board, Medical Council, Mental Health Commission.
Health & Social Care Professionals Council (Chair only), Health Insurance Authority.
It should also be noted that existing board members, and members appointed in the future are given the option to waive the related board fee on a discretionary basis.