Medical Practitioners Act 2007
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PART 4 Members, Committees and Staff of Council | ||
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Members of Council. |
17.— (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (9), the members of the Council shall be appointed by the Minister and shall consist of the following 25 persons: | |
(a) 2 persons jointly nominated by the bodies approved under section 88 (2)(a)(i)(II) to deliver programmes of basic medical education and training; | ||
(b) one registered medical practitioner nominated by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in relation to medical specialties; | ||
(c) one registered medical practitioner nominated by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in relation to surgical specialties; | ||
(d) one registered medical practitioner nominated by the Irish College of General Practitioners in relation to general practice; | ||
(e) one registered medical practitioner nominated by— | ||
(i) subject to subparagraph (ii), the Irish Psychiatric Training Committee in relation to psychiatry, | ||
(ii) if a body other than that Committee is approved under section 89 (3)(a)(ii) to grant evidence of the satisfactory completion of specialist training in relation to psychiatry, that body; | ||
(f) 6 registered medical practitioners practising medicine in the State (but excluding any visiting EEA practitioner) following their election, in accordance with regulations made under section 18 , by registered medical practitioners; | ||
(g) one person nominated by the Royal Irish Academy who is not and never has been a medical practitioner in the State or in another jurisdiction; | ||
(h) 2 persons nominated by the Health Service Executive who are representative of the management of the public health sector; | ||
(i) one person nominated by the Minister for Education and Science, after consultation with the Higher Education Authority, who is not and never has been a medical practitioner in the State or in another jurisdiction; | ||
(j) one person nominated by An Bord Altranais whose name is entered in the register of nurses and midwives maintained under the Nurses Act 1985 ; | ||
(k) one person nominated by the Health and Social Care Professionals Council— | ||
(i) subject to subparagraph (ii), who is a registrant within the meaning of section 3 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 , | ||
(ii) in the absence of any such registrant, a person who is a member of a designated profession within the meaning of that section; | ||
(l) one person nominated by the Health Information and Quality Authority who is not and never has been a medical practitioner in the State or in another jurisdiction; | ||
(m) one person nominated by the Independent Hospitals Association of Ireland who is not and never has been a medical practitioner in the State or in another jurisdiction; and | ||
(n) 5 persons who— | ||
(i) are not and never have been medical practitioners in the State or in another jurisdiction, and | ||
(ii) have such qualifications, expertise, interests or experience as, in the opinion of the Minister, would enable them to make a contribution to the performance of the Council’s functions. | ||
(2) Members of the Council shall perform their functions as such in the public interest. | ||
(3) Only registered medical practitioners are eligible for election as the President or Vice-President of the Council in accordance with Schedule 2 . | ||
(4) The persons appointed under subsection (1)(n) may include members of advocacy groups and users of services provided by registered medical practitioners. | ||
(5) The Minister shall, to the extent practicable, endeavour to ensure that there is an equitable balance between men and women in the membership of the Council. | ||
(6) The Minister shall ensure that, as soon as is practicable after a person is appointed as a member of the Council, a notice to that effect that includes the person’s name is published in Iris Oifigiúil. | ||
(7) A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the Council, or of a committee, if the person is— | ||
(a) a member of either House of the Oireachtas or of the European Parliament, | ||
(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, or | ||
(c) a member of a local authority. | ||
(8) The 6 registered medical practitioners appointed under subsection (1)(f) shall consist of— | ||
(a) one medical practitioner registered, or able to be registered, in the Specialist Division in relation to obstetrics and gynaecology, | ||
(b) one medical practitioner registered, or able to be registered, in the Specialist Division in relation to anaesthesia, | ||
(c) one medical practitioner registered, or able to be registered, in the Specialist Division in relation to public health medicine, | ||
(d) one medical practitioner registered, or able to be registered, in the Specialist Division in relation to pathology or radiology, | ||
(e) one registered medical practitioner, not being a consultant, practising medicine in a hospital, and | ||
(f) one registered medical practitioner not falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (e). | ||
(9) Without prejudice to the generality of the other provisions of this Act relating to the membership of the Council— | ||
(a) the Minister may not refuse to appoint as a member of the Council a person nominated under subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) or (m) or elected as referred to in subsection (1)(f), and | ||
(b) a person who was a member of the Council immediately before the commencement of section 3 shall, on that commencement, cease to be a member of the Council unless the person is appointed pursuant to subsection (1) to be a member of the Council. |