Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 November 2023
313. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health whether it is intended to appoint the President of the University of Galway or their nominee ex-officio to the Board of the new Health Region (HSE West and North West) Board in view of the close co-operation between the university and the health services particularly in research and education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49158/23]
View answerA memorandum for HSE Health Regions implementation was approved by Government in April 2022. This Government decision approved implementing Health Regions as regional service delivery divisions within the HSE rather than as separate legal entities. As such, they will not have separate boards of their own. As part of the HSE, the Health Regions will be overseen by the HSE Board. This 2022 Government decision also included a commitment to develop the HSE Health Regions Implementation Plan, which was subsequently completed and approved by Government in July 2023.
