Three Regional Parent & Family Councils have been formed for the period of 2010-2013. All parents and family members were invited to put themselves forward for election as council members. The size and structure of each Regional Council is based on the overall number of service users in the region, with each service being proportionally represented, i.e. Children’s services (under 5 years), Services for Children and Adolescents (5-18 years), Adult Day Services and Adult Residential Services.
The purpose of the Parent & Family Councils is to ensure that parents and family members continue to have an input into the planning and development of services in the context of an expanding organisation.
As the number of people putting themselves forward for the Parent & Family Councils didn’t exceed the number of places, it was not necessary to hold elections and all the candidates secured a place.
Parent Representative Directors
In June 2010, the members of the Council selected to join the Board of Directors were Bernadette Perry St Michael's House North East, Breda Dunne St. Michael's House South and Raymond Brett St. Michael's House North.
The new Council members for the North Region are
Tommy Boyle, Raymond Brett, Gary Browne, Kay Conroy, Marie Costello, George Craine, Janine Finnegan, Bryde Glynn, Anthony Gomina, Michael Healy, Heather Hogan, Noel Hughes, Kathleen Keogh, Ethna Kinsella, Mary Krijnen, Teresa McDonnell, Joseph McDonald, Niamh Murphy, Charity Okuchaba, Ita O’Brien, Marian O’Reilly, Munir Raja, Miriam Scahill and Judy Smyth.
The North East Council consists of
Miriam Barker, Amanda Brady, Charles Canty, Maureen Chima, Ronnie Hall, Anna Hayes, Betty Kinlough, Matthew Ladrigan, Liam Lee, Paul Little, Vijayan Maliyakal Edward, Marianne McMahon, Susan McNamara, Tony Murray, John O’Connell, Carmel O'Reilly, Bernadette Perry, Neville Ross, Jean Spain and Brian Sullivan.
The new Council members for the South Region are
Don Byrne, Breda Dunne, Michelle Garvey, Beatrice Healy, Suzanne Manson, Eugene McVeigh, Marie Therese Mooney, Ruairi O’Connor and Andrew Pierce.
We would like to wish the councils every success in their work.
