Health Act 2007
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PART 5 Employees and Advisers | ||
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Employees of Authority. |
26.— (1) The Authority, subject to subsection (2) and (4), may appoint persons to be its employees and may determine their duties. | |
(2) Employees appointed under this section shall be recruited in accordance with the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 . | ||
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to employees appointed under this section during the 3 months beginning on the establishment day or during a shorter period that the Minister may specify. | ||
(4) The Authority, with the approval of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for Finance, shall determine— | ||
(a) the terms and conditions of employment (including terms and conditions relating to remuneration and allowances) of employees appointed under this section, and | ||
(b) the grades of the employees of the Authority and the numbers of employees in each grade. | ||
(5) A person is not eligible for appointment as an employee of the Authority if the person is— | ||
(a) a member of either House of the Oireachtas or of the European Parliament, or | ||
(b) regarded, pursuant to section 19 of the European Parliament Elections Act 1997 , as having been elected to the European Parliament to fill a vacancy. | ||
(6) The remuneration and allowances of the Authority’s employees are payable by the Authority to the employees out of funds at the Authority’s disposal. |