Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act, 1999

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Membership of Authority.

11.—(1) The Authority shall consist of 55 members.

(2) Of the members of the Authority—

(a) 30 shall be appointed by the local authorities whose functional areas areas included in the functional area of the Authority, of whom—

(i) 10 members of Dublin Corporation shall be appointed by Dublin Corporation, and

(ii) 4 shall be appointed by each of the councils of the counties of Fingal, South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Kildare and Wicklow, and the members appointed by the council of a county shall be members of that council,

and the persons so appointed shall, where so prescribed, include such numbers of persons from such local electoral areas as may be prescribed,

(b) 13 shall be members of registered professions appointed by election, of whom—

(i) 9, including not less than 2 consultants in general hospitals, not less than one consultant psychiatrist, not less than 2 general medical practitioners and not less than one registered medical practitioner with special knowledge or experience in preventive medicine, shall be appointed by election by registered medical practitioners practising in the functional area of the Authority,

(ii) one shall be appointed by election by registered dentists practising in the functional area of the Authority,

(iii) one shall be appointed by election by registered nurses (other than registered psychiatric nurses) practising in the functional area of the Authority,

(iv) one shall be appointed by election by registered psychiatric nurses practising in the functional area of the Authority, and

(v) one shall be appointed by election by registered pharmaceutical chemists and registered dispensing chemists and druggists practising in the functional area of the Authority,

(c) 9 shall be representative of voluntary service providers, appointed by the Minister, of whom—

(i) 3 shall be nominated for appointment by such persons or organisations as the Minister considers to be representative of the voluntary hospitals in the functional area of the Authority,

(ii) 3 shall be nominated for appointment by such persons or organisations as the Minister considers to be representative of the voluntary intellectual disability service providers in the functional area of the Authority, and

(iii)3 shall be nominated for appointment by such persons or organisations as the Minister considers to be representative of other voluntary service providers in the functional area of the Authority,

and

(d) 3 shall be appointed by the Minister.

(3) The Authority shall hold at least 6 meetings in each year and such other meetings as may be necessary for the performance of its functions.

(4) Subject to subsection (3), the rules set out in the Second Schedule (as amended by section 22 ) to the Principal Act, shall apply in relation to the Authority.