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13 Governance Rep ts NMH Annual Rep t | 2020 of reports from the Chairs of the Sub Committees referred to below and elsewhere in the Annual Report, the Board devoted time to the impact of COVID-19 and measures necessary to avoid the spread of the virus including infrastructural changes, supplies of PPE equipment, resource issues and timely testing. The Board met on thirteen occasions in 2020: All but the first two meetings were held remotely through zoom, the Bye-Laws having been amended to facilitate meetings remotely. Attendances were as follows: Member Meetings Attended Meetings Appointed to Attend Mr Nicholas Kearns, Deputy Chairman 13 13 Mr William Johnston, Hon. Secretary 13 13 Ms Michele Connolly, Hon. Treasurer 13 13 Prof. Shane Higgins, Master 13 13 Mr Justice David Barniville 10 13 Dr Ingrid Browne 12 13 Ms Mairéad Butler 12 13 Ms Denise Cole 6 7 Fr. Enda Cunningham 10 13 Mr Aidan Devlin 12 13 Mr Frank Downey 13 13 Cllr James Geoghegan 11 13 Ms Gráinne Hennessy 7 7 Prof. Declan Keane 10 13 The Lord Mayor, Cllr. Hazel Chu (from 29/6/2020) 4 7 The Lord Mayor, Cllr. Tom Brabazon (from 24/2/'20 to 28/6/20) 0 5 The Lord Mayor, Cllr. Paul McAuliffe (to 10/2/2020) 0 1 Ms Christine Moran 11 13 Ms Eugenée Mulhern 3 6 Dr John Murphy 9 13 Prof. Fionnuala McAuliffe 11 13 Ms Jane McCluskey 12 13 Dr Roger McMorrow 9 13 Prof. Peter McParland 13 13 Prof. Colm O'Herlihy 8 13 Cllr. Naoise Ó Muirí 9 13 Ms Patricia O'Shea 12 13 Dr Michael Robson 12 13 Cllr. Catherine Stocker 1 6 Mr Stephen Vernon 12 13 In Attendance Mr Ronan Gavin 13 13 Ms Mary Brosnan 13 13 Mr Alistair Holland 12 13 Dr Susan Knowles 1 1 Mr Francis Rogers 1 1 His Grace the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin does not attend the meetings. Governors At the AGM, six Governors whose 7 year term expired in 2020 or whose terms expire prior to the next AGM, were re-elected as Governors namely, Ms Jane McCluskey, Prof. Fionnuala McAuliffe, Ms Isabel Foley, Cllr. Naoise Ó Muirí, Ms Elizabeth Nolan and Dr Ingrid Browne. (Rule 3). In addition, the election of Ms Denise Cole and Ms Gráinne Hennessy as Governors by the Executive Committee in December 2019 was ratified. There were no new Governors appointed in 2020. We extend our sincere condolences to the family of Mrs Monica Owens who died during the year. Monica was a Governor for many years and served on the Executive Committee, the House Committee and the Linen Guild: she was a great contributor to the work of the Hospital. SUB COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD Finance Committee As can be seen from the Financial Report summarised on page 11 the Hospital closed the year with a surplus