Health and Social Care Professionals Council/CORU

Legal basis: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, s. 6
Maximum Number of Positions: 33
Gender Balance Numbers: Female (22), Male (8)
Gender Balance Percentage: Female (73%), Male (27%)

Name First Appointed Reappointed Expiry Date Position type Basis of appointment
Adrienne Byrne 05/12/2022 04/08/2024 Board Member Nominated by the Social Workers Registration Board. Appointed by the Minister for Health.
Aisling Timoney 26/11/2020 18/11/2024 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health, with consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, following PAS process.
Caroline Byrne 04/11/2021 22/10/2025 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health following PAS Process
Catriona Sweeney 26/10/2022 30/06/2025 Board Member Nominated by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board and appointed by the Minister for Health.
Dara Purcell 21/03/2023 20/03/2027 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health with consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, following PAS process.
Denis Murphy 12/07/2023 20/03/2027 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health with consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, following PAS process
Emma Benton 21/03/2023 20/03/2027 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health following PAS Process
Emma Gonoud 31/03/2021 23/09/2022 04/08/2026 Board Member Nominated by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board and appointed by the Minister for Health
Fred Powell (Prof) 11/12/2017 21/03/2021 20/03/2025 Board Member Nominated by the Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Appointed by the Minister for Health.
Geraldine O'Hare 05/12/2022 21/03/2023 20/03/2027 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health with consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, following PAS process.
Irene Regan 25/04/2019 06/01/2021 08/11/2024 Board Member Nominated by the Medical Scientists Registration Board. Appointed by the Minister for Health
John F. Scott 17/04/2018 21/03/2021 20/03/2025 Deputy Chair Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health with consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
John Hennessy 05/12/2022 05/05/2025 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health, following PAS process.
Julia Shaw (Dr) 23/05/2019 16/10/2021 15/10/2024 Board Member Nominated by the Podiatrists Registration Board. Appointed by the Minister for Health
Ladislav Timulak (Dr) 20/12/2023 20/07/2025 Board Member Nominated by the Psychologists Registration Board and appointed by the Minister for Health.
Marcella Finnerty (Dr) 25/02/2023 24/02/2025 Board Member Nominated by the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board and appointed by the Minister for Health
Margaret Boland 27/03/2019 21/03/2021 20/03/2025 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health.
Martina Ní Chúlain (Dr) 05/12/2022 21/03/2023 20/03/2027 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health with consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, following PAS process.
Mary Ann Therese Flynn (Prof) 15/05/2020 14/02/2021 13/02/2025 Board Member Nominated by the Dietitians Registration Board. Appointed by Minister for Health
Mary Tumelty (Dr) 24/11/2019 21/03/2023 20/03/2027 Board Member Nominated and appointed by Minister for Health following PAS Process.
Maureen Carolan 26/11/2020 18/11/2024 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health, with consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, following PAS process.
Michael O'Keeffe 21/03/2021 20/03/2025 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health with consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, following PAS process.
Mo Flynn 01/12/2020 30/11/2024 Chair Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health, following PAS Process
Noelle Reilly 27/03/2023 30/06/2025 Board Member Nominated by the Social Care Workers Registration Board and appointed by the Minister.
Patricia Jordan 26/11/2020 25/02/2023 24/02/2027 Board Member Nominated by the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board. Appointed by the Minister for Health
Paul Hersee 06/03/2023 10/02/2025 Board Member Nominated by the Optical Registration Board and appointed by the Minister.
Paula O'Shea (Dr) 04/11/2021 22/10/2025 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health following PAS Process
Róna McLaughlin 04/11/2021 20/07/2025 Board Member Nominated by the Physiotherapists Registration Board and appointed by the Minister for Health
Stephanie Manahan 17/04/2018 21/03/2021 20/03/2025 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health with consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
Treasa Campbell (Dr) 20/06/2017 21/03/2021 20/03/2025 Board Member Nominated and appointment by the Minister for Health with consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
Vacancy 18/12/2020 05/04/2022 28/02/2026 Board Member Nominated by the Radiographers Registration Board and appointed by the Minister for Health
Vacancy 21/03/2023 20/03/2027 Board Member Nominated and appointed by the Minister for Health following PAS Process