Vaccine Damage Steering Group
Membership
| Organisation | Nominee | Position |
|---|---|---|
| DOHC | Mr Chris Fitzgerald (Chair) | Principal, Public Health Division |
| Health Service Executive | Dr Darina O’Flanagan | Director of the HPSC |
| Health Service Executive | Dr Brenda Corcoran | Head of National Immunisation Office |
| Health Service Executive | Ms Cornelia Stuart | Quality and Risk Manager – Dublin North East |
| Irish Medicines Board | Ms Rita Purcell | Director of Finance and Corporate Affairs |
| State Claims Agency | Ms Susan Moriarty Ms Josephine Deasy |
Solicitor/ Deputy Head of Claims Solicitor/Claims Manager (from Oct’07) |
| UCD | Professor Denis Cusack | Forensic and Legal Medicine, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science |
| DOHC | Mr Brendan Phelan | Principal, Public Private Policy Issues and Health Insurance |
| DOHC | Dr Eibhlin Connolly | Deputy Chief Medical Officer |
| DOHC | Ms Caroline Sellars Mr Dave O Connor |
Secretary to Group Secretary to Group (from Sept’07) |
The Vaccine Damage Steering Group was established by the Department of Health and Children in early 2007, on foot of recommendations by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children and following commitments made by the Minister.
