Appointment to the Optical Registration Board

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly T.D., has re-appointed the following person as a member of the Optical Registration Board from the 8 March 2021 to the 7 March 2025:

Ms Fionnuala McGee

Ms McGee is a qualified barrister with a background in regulatory law. Her current role is with the Child and Family Agency where she is national manager for special investigations. The role entails, inter alia, conducting workplace investigations and investigations management, and application and development of national policies in consultation with stakeholders across the sector.

She previously worked as legal adviser with the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) where she advised on legal, corporate governance, and regulatory issues and was responsible for the legal training and induction of new inspectors, including training in administrative law and principles of good regulation.

Fionnuala has a wealth of experience from private industry, having worked in a number of technology and consultancy roles internationally.

In addition to her Barrister at Law qualification, Fionnuala also qualified with BSc (Hons)(1:1) in Environmental Health (University of Ulster), MSc in Computer Science and Applications (Queens University Belfast) and has undertaken courses in management with the IPA, IMI and Smurfit School at UCD.