Governance & Management Structure

The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital was established by the Dublin Eye and Ear Hospital Act, 1897. The Act sets out the governance structure for the Hospital.

The Hospital is a registered charity – Charities Registration Number 20002374 (CHY 1604).

Hospital Council

The Council is comprised of a maximum 20 members. The Council governs the Hospital and is responsible for the financial performance, the quality of its healthcare services, research and education and integration of services with other healthcare providers. The Council delegates executive and operational responsibilities to the management team. The Council meets monthly during the year, except in January, April and August.

Members of the Council are

	Member since	Member of the following committee(s)
Mr James O’Donoghue – President	July 2022	Finance Committee
Mr Tom Bean	March 2023
Mr Donal Brosnahan	September 2019
Mr Ashton Dallsingh	March 2022	Finance Committee
Ms Derarca Dennis	May 2024
Prof. Jane Farrar	March 2021
Mr Frank Fenn	March 2019	Finance Committee
Ms Natasha Fennell	March 2023
Mr Leo Harmon	March 2022
Mr Brendan Healy	March 2023	Audit and Risk Committee Quality and Safety Committee
Mr Stephen Hone	March 2015
Prof Dara Kilmartin	March 2012
Dr. Deirdre McCoy	March 2022
Ms Geraldine Murphy	March 2022	Quality and Safety Committee
Mr Shane O’Sullivan	March 2022	Audit and Risk Committee
Mr Piaras Power	March 2023	Audit and Risk Committee
Ms Patricia Quinn	March 2023
Mr Mark Rafferty	January 2024

 

Ex-Officio Members

The Lord Mayor of Dublin

Dublin City Councillor – Mr Paddy McCartan

 

In attendance

Mr Tommy Bracken

Mr Aidan Kelly – Director of Finance and Organisation Services

 

Committees

• Finance Committee
• Audit and Risk Committee
• Ethics and Medical Research Committee
• Quality and Safety Committee

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