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Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2019

Tuesday, 5 March 2019

Questions (283, 284)

Clare Daly

Question:

283. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the CEO recruitment process in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; if he has been briefed on the departure of the previous interim CEO and the dismissal of their interim successor by the president of the board (details supplied); and if his attention has been drawn to the ethical reasons that forced the interim successor into this situation. [10363/19]

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Clare Daly

Question:

284. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the appointment of the CEO of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland by the board without following a similar recruitment process to that followed when a person (details supplied) was appointed to the interim role; and the reason the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland does not appear to have advised the public on its website as to the name of the current incumbent. [10364/19]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 and 284 together.

The appointment of a Chief Executive Officer is a matter for the Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

Section 28 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 states that the Board shall appoint a Chief Executive Officer in accordance with the Public Service Management Act 2004. It further provides that should the position of CEO be vacant the functions of CEO may be performed by an employee of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) designated by the Board.

I understand that the position is currently filled on a temporary basis and that the NMBI will advertise the post shortly. 

Staff in my Department hold regular meetings with the NMBI to monitor compliance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. Matters of employment law are the responsibility of the NMBI.

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