Advisory Committees
In addition to the HPRA Board, there are three advisory committees, each with a maximum of twelve members.
The Advisory Committee for Human Medicines and the Advisory Committee for Medical Devices are appointed by the Minister for Health while the Advisory Committee for Veterinary Medicines is appointed by the Minister for Health in consultation with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The statutory role of the advisory committees is to provide advice in cases where it is proposed to refuse to grant a licence for a medicinal product on any grounds relating to its safety, quality or efficacy.
The advisory committees may appoint sub-committees. There are currently three sub-committees appointed by the Advisory Committee for Human Medicines:
• Experts Sub-Committee for Human Medicines
• Clinical Trials Sub-Committee
• Herbal Medicines Sub-Committee
The advisory committees meet approximately six times per year at intervals determined by the committee members and by pending business. The Clinical Trials Sub-Committee meets each month except for August and December.
Advisory Committee Members
Advisory Committee Human Medicines
Prof. David Kerins (Chair) June 2019
Dr Kevin Connolly
Prof. Desmond Corrigan
Ms Maria Egan
Prof. Tom Fahey
Dr Paul Gallagher
Ms Fionnuala King
Prof. Patrick Murray
Dr Fionnuala Ní Ainle
Dr. Brian O’Connell
Mr Ronan Quirke
Dr Patrick Sullivan
Terms of reference and rules of procedure of the Advisory Committee for Human Medicines
Clinical Trials Subcommittee
Dr Patrick A. Sullivan (Chair)
Dr Liam Bannan
Dr Geraldine Boylan
Dr Paul Browne
Dr Peter Crean
Dr Catherine Kelly
Dr Patrick Morris
Dr Thomas Pierce
Dr Jennifer Westrup
Dr Bryan Whelan
Terms of reference and rules of procedure of the Clinical Trials Subcommittee
Herbal Medicines Subcommittee
Prof. Desmond Corrigan (Chair)
Dr James Barlow
Dr Kevin Connolly
Mrs Ingrid Hook
Ms Claudine Hughes
Ms Anna Maria Keavney
Dr Celine Leonard
Dr Donal O’Mathuna
Dr Camillus Power
Dr Helen Sheridan
Dr Emma Wallace
Terms of Reference and rules of procedure of the Herbal Medicines Subcommittee
Advisory Committee for Medical Devices
Prof. Richard Reilly (Chair) May 2020
Dr Vivion Crowley
Mr Ger Flynn
Dr Fergal McCaffery
Ms Margaret O’Donnell
Prof. Martin O’Donnell
Prof. Mary Sharp
Mr Sean Paul Teeling
Prof. Sean Tierney
Terms of reference and rules of procedure of the Advisory Committee for Medical Devices
Advisory Committee for Veterinary Medicines
Dr Ruaidhri Breathnach
Ms Gene Canavan
Dr Robert Doyle – *June 2019
Dr Helena Kelly
Dr Nola Leonard
Dr Edward Malone – *June 2019
Dr Bryan Markey
Dr Ciaran Mellett
Dr Warren Schofield
Dr Robert Shiel
Dr Christina Tlustos
Terms of reference and rules of procedure of the Advisory Committee for Veterinary Medicines
Audit and Risk Committee
Prof. Elizabeth Keane (Chair) January 2020
Mr David Holohan
Prof. Caitriona O’Driscoll
Terms of reference and rules of procedure of the Audit Committee