Brennan Report - Department of Health and Children

Appendix 3Name of AgencyIrish Blood Transfusion ServiceIrish Health Services AccreditationBoardIrish Medicines BoardAdvisory Committee for HumanMedicinesAdvisory Committee forVeterinary MedicinesMedical CouncilMental Health CommissionNational Cancer Registry BoardNational Children’s Advisory CouncilNational Children’s OfficeFunctionsOrganises and administers the national blood transfusionservice including the processing and supply of blood andblood products to Irish hospitals. It also operates theNational Haemovigilance Office, the Irish Unrelated BoneMarrow Registry and the National Tissue Bank.To grant accreditation to hospitals and operate hospitalaccreditation programmes and other schemes aimed atensuring quality in the provision of healthcare.The authority responsible for the licensing of human andveterinary medicines and the approval of clinical trials. It alsoacts as an advisory body to the Minister for Health andChildren in relation to safety, control and regulation ofmedicines.To advise and assist the Irish Medicines Board in relation tomatters of safety, quality or efficacy of medicinal products forhuman use.To advise and assist the Irish Medicines Board in relation tomatters of safety, quality or efficacy of medicinal products foranimal use.The statutory body for the medical profession. Its functionsinclude administering the General Register of MedicalPractitioners, ensuring that the standards of medical trainingare maintained and inquiring into the fitness of a doctor topractice on specific grounds.To promote and foster high standards and good practices inthe delivery of mental health services and to ensure that theinterests of detained persons are protected.A statutory body established to collect and analyse data andto report on cancer incidence and mortality in Ireland.Advises the Minister for Health and Children on all aspects ofchildren’s lives, on better delivery and co-ordination ofservices to children, contributes to monitoring and evaluationof implementation of the National Children’s Strategy,undertakes and advises on research and advises on thedevelopment of mechanisms to consult with children.Responsible for overseeing the implementation of the NationalChildren’s Strategy. It provides advice to the Minister forHealth and Children, develops measures to further the goals ofthe strategy and is responsible for reporting on Ireland’sobligations under the United Nations Convention on theRights of the Child.157