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NMH | 2024 13 Governance qualifying midwives regularly relocate to hospitals in the State outside Dublin. This phenomenon continues to pose considerable challenges to the Hospital. Corporate Governance To assist with good corporate governance, the Board retained Mr Bob Semple, who attended four Board meetings, during this exercise (3 in 2023 and 1 in 2024) and also met members of the Board prior to presenting his report to the Board. At the AGM, following the recommendation of the Nominations Committee, the following persons were elected as Governors of the Hospital: Ms Keara McAndrew, Ms Margaret Fanagan, Mr Charles Watchorn, Mr Andrew Crotty and Dr Deirdre Sweetman, as Director of Neonatology. The election of Ms Sara Spencer as Governor by the Executive Committee in December 2023 was ratified at the AGM. The Board met on eleven occasions in 2024 and attendances were as follows: Members of Executive Committee Meetings Attended Meetings Appointed to Attend Mr Pat McCann, Deputy Chair 9 11 Mr William Johnston, Honorary Secretary 10 11 Ms Michele Connolly, Honorary Treasurer (to May) 10 11 Mr Tom Murphy, Honorary Treasurer (from May) 11 11 Prof Shane Higgins, Master 10 11 Ms Jill Beck (from Sept) 2 3 Cllr Emma Blain (from July to Dec.) 3 4 Ms Ingrid Browne (to Oct.) 7 7 Ms Mairéad Butler (to May) 3 4 Ms Sarah Claxton 10 11 Ms Denise Cole 9 11 Mr Andrew Crotty (from May) 7 7 Fr Enda Cunningham (to May) 4 5 Mr Aidan Devlin 10 11 Mr Frank Downey 3 11 Cllr Cian Farrell (from July) 4 5 Cllr James Geoghegan (to June) 3 5 Fr Alan Hilliard (from Oct.) 2 2 Prof Declan Keane 5 11 Ms Carmel Logan 10 11 The Lord Mayor, Cllr. Daithí de Róiste, (from Jan. to June) 0 5 The Lord Mayor, Cllr. James Geoghegan (July to Nov.) 1 5 Dr John Murphy (to May) 4 4 Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe 7 11 Ms Jane McCluskey 8 11 Prof Peter McParland (to May) 2 4 Dr Roger McMorrow 7 11 Cllr Cat O'Driscoll (to June) 4 5 Cllr Naoise Ó Muírí 7 11 Ms Patricia O'Shea 5 11 Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan (to May) 3 4 Ms Alison Quinn (from Sept) 3 3 Dr Michael Robson 5 11 Dr Deirdre Sweetman (from May) 6 6 Prof. Jennifer Walsh 10 11 In Attendance Mr Ronan Gavin, Secretary/General Manager 9 11 Ms Mary Brosnan, DOM&N 9 11 Mr Alistair Holland, Financial Controller 10 11 Ms Geraldine Duffy, ADoMN 2 2 Mr Carl Alfvag, Compliance & Operations Manager (part of) 1 1 Dr Susan Knowles, Dir of Pathology (part of) 1 1 Mr Damian Lally, Laboratory Manager (part of) 1 1 Mr James Byrne, Tendering Manager (part of) 1 1 Ms Martina Cronin, CMM3 (part of) 1 1 Mr David Fitzpatrick, Pharmacy Executive Manager (part of) 1 1 Ms Sophie MacNeice (Communications Officer) (part of) 1 1 External Attendees Bob Semple - External Governance Consultant 1 1 Ms Mo Flynn, Director, IVHA (part of) 1 1 Ms Patricia Ryan, Managing Director, DHR (part of) 1 1 Mr John O'Driscoll, Team Power of 1 (part of) 1 1 His Grace the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin does not attend the meetings.

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