Public Consultation by the Department of Health in Ireland on Proposed Amendments

Public Consultation by the Department of Health in Ireland on proposed amendments to the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; the Medical Practitioners Act 2007; the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011; and the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020.

The Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, has commenced a public consultation on legislation which proposes to amend the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, and the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020. The Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill, which proposes the amendments, is on the Government’s Autumn 2025 Legislative Programme for drafting.

The consultation is being conducted pursuant to Directive 2018/958  of the European Parliament, which requires a proportionality test to be carried out by Member States before the introduction of new, or the amendment of existing, professional regulations that restrict access to, or the pursuit of, regulated professions.  The Directive was transposed into Irish law in August 2022 (SI 413/2022).   As the Bill is proposing to amend existing regulatory provisions in the Acts referred to, a proportionality assessment to examine these amendments is being carried out.  As part of this assessment, the views of interested parties on the proportionality of relevant amendments are being sought via an online survey. The survey is being hosted on the EU Survey platform and should take no longer than 30 minutes to complete.  It will be live from today for four weeks.

A link to the survey is contained on Gov.ie 

 

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Mr. David Delaney
David is the newly elected Secretary. He currently works in the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick. David graduated from the University of Tasmania in Australia and started his career in cardiac care. From there he worked in the Intensive care units of the Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania, the Royal Prince Alfred, Sydney, St. James Hospital, Dublin and University Hospital Limerick. He is currently a Clinical Skills Facilitator in the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick. He has previously studied a postgraduate diploma in Intensive Care Nursing with NUI Galway and is currently in his dissertation year of this Masters in Advanced Nursing Care also with NUI Galway. David will be a registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner once his MSc is complete. David also holds a position on the student subgroup of the International Council of Nurses NP/APN network.