S.I. No. 313/1982:

TALLAGH HOSPITAL BOARD (ESTABLISHMENT) ORDER, 1980 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1982.

TALLAGH HOSPITAL BOARD (ESTABLISHMENT) ORDER, 1980 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1982.

The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 , 4 and 6 of the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1961 (No. 27 of 1961) hereby orders as follows:--

1. This Order may be cited as the Tallaght Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1980 (Amendment) Order, 1982.

2. The Tallaght Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 38 of 1980 ) is hereby amended--

(a) by the substitution for article 5 of the following article:-

"5 (1) the Board shall in the period prior to the commissioning day consist of twenty members of whom five shall be appointed by the Minister and the remainder of whom shall be appointed by the Minister as follows:--

( a ) three shall be appointed from a panel of six persons nominated by the Eastern Health Board;

( b ) four shall be appointed from a panel of eight persons nominated by the Hospital board of the Adelaide Hospital, Dublin;

( c ) four shall be appointed from a panel of eight persons nominated by the hospital board of the Meath Hospital or County of Dublin Infirmary, Dublin;

( d ) two shall be appointed from a panel of four persons nominated by the hospital board of the National Children's Hospital, Dublin;

( e ) one shall be appointed from a panel of two persons nominated by the hospital board of Dr. Steevens' Hospital, Dublin;

( f ) one shall be appointed from a panel of two persons nominated by the University of Dublin.

(2) On and from the commissioning day the Board shall consist of such number of members as shall be determined by the Minister after consultation with the Eastern Health Board, the hospital board of the Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, the hospital board of the Meath Hospital or County of Dublin Infirmary, Dublin, the hospital board of the National Children's Hospital, Dublin, the hospital board of Dr. Steeven's Hospital, Dublin, and the University of Dublin and the appointment of such members shall be made by the Minister. Such number of members as the Minister may determine shall be appointed by the Minister from panels of persons nominated by the following bodies -- the Eastern Health Board, the hospital board of the Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, the hospital board of the Meath Hospital or County of Dublin Infirmary, Dublin, the hospital board of the National Children's Hospital, Dublin, the hospital board of Dr. Steevens' Hospital, Dublin, and the University of Dublin. The panel of persons nominated by each of the above bodies shall consist of not less than twice the number of persons to be appointed by the Minister from the panel nominated".

and

( b ) by the substitution in article 11 of "seven" for "five".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 13th day

of October 1982.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of the Order is to increase the membership of the Tallaght Hospital Board from fourteen to twenty members to provide for the appointment of two members nominated by the National Children's Hospital, the appointment of one member nominated by Dr. Steevens' Hospital and the appointment of three additional members of which one shall be nominated by the Eastern Health Board, one nominated by the hospital board of the Adelaide Hospital, Dublin and one nominated by the hospital board of the Meath Hospital, Dublin. The quorum of the Board is being increased from five to seven.