Health Act 2004
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PART 3 The Board of the Health Service Executive | ||
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Membership of Board. Role of Board. |
11.—(1) The Executive is to have a Board consisting of— | |
(a) 11 members (including the chairperson and 10 ordinary members) appointed by the Minister in accordance with this section, and | ||
(b) the person holding the position of chief executive officer who, by virtue of that position, is a member of the Board. | ||
(2) Appointments to the Board under subsection (1)(a) or paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 2 are to be made from among persons who, in the Minister's opinion, have sufficient experience and expertise relating to matters connected with the Executive's functions to enable them to make a substantial contribution to the performance of those functions. | ||
(3) A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the Board or a committee of the Board, 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. | ||
(4) The Minister shall, to the extent practicable, endeavour to ensure that there is an equitable balance between men and women in the composition of the Board. | ||
(5) The Minister shall ensure that, as soon as practicable after a person is appointed to the Board under this section or paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 2, a notice to that effect that includes the person's name is published in Iris Oifigiúil. | ||
(6) Schedule 2 applies in relation to the Board. |