2024 Committees of Council

The day to day work of the Council is carried out under the supervision of the Registrar. Major decisions and the exercise of statutory powers are undertaken by full sessions of the Council, but much of the preparatory work is entrusted to committees of the Council.

The Council may establish Committees, other than the Preliminary Investigations Committee, the Fitness to Practice Committee and the Education Committee, to perform specified functions of the Council if it is of the opinion that the functions may be performed more efficiently or conveniently by Committees.

Preliminary Investigations Committee

Joanne Gallagher
Annetta Zintl
Joseph Walsh
Kevin McConnell

Fitness to Practise Committee

Ailís Ní Riain
Nuala Dormer
John O’Brien
John Matthews
Paul McDermott
Alan Rossiter

Legislation, Ethics and Monitoring Committee

Joseph Walsh (Chair)
Nuala Dormer (Deputy Chair)
Vivienne Duggan
Caroline Garvan
Edward Joseph Moffitt
Emily Murray
Bert Stewart
Alan Rossiter
Niamh Hogan
Paul McDermott
Ailís Ní Riain
Catherine Lawler
Laura McKay

Practice Premises Committee

Kevin McConnell (Chair)
John Matthews
Bert Stewart
Rachel Brown
Niamh Hogan
Vivienne Duggan
Deirdre Lynch (external member)

Audit, Risk & Finance Committee

Paula Barry Walsh (Chair)
John O’Brien
Joanne Gallagher
Rachel Brown
Caroline Garvan
Adrienne Wynne (external member)
Joan O’Connor (external member)

Veterinary Education & Training Committee (minimum 8 and maximum 11 members per s62 VPA)

(a) the member of the Council who was appointed to be such member under section 16(1)(a); (Paula Barry Walsh)

(b) one of the members of the Council who was appointed to be such member under section 16(1)(b); (Bert Stewart)

(c) the member of the Council who was appointed to be such member under section 16(1)(d); (Joanne Gallagher)

(d) each member of the Council who was appointed to be such member under section 16(1)(e); (NUI Nominees Vivienne Duggan and Annetta Zintl)

(e) two of the members of the Council who were appointed to be such members under section 16(1)(h); (2 elected vets )

(f) the member of the Council who was appointed to be such member under section 16(1)(i); (Emily Murray VN)

Joanne Gallagher (Chair)
Ailis Ní Riain
Paula Barry Walsh (Deputy Chair)
Bert Stewart
Vivienne Duggan
Annetta Zintl
Catherine Lawler
Emily Murray
Edward Joseph Moffitt
Paul McDermott

Veterinary Nursing Committee

Emily Murray (Chair)
Annetta Zintl
Bert Stewart
Catherine Lawler

External members:
Gina Burke (TUS)
Laura McKay (RVN)
Deirdre Lynch (IVNA)
Niamh O’Donoghue (UCD)

Conjoint Committee

Séamus McManus (Chair)
Paula Barry Walsh
Rachel Brown
Edward Joseph Moffitt
Caroline Garvan