Archbishop seeks own removal from chair at Holles Street

IRELAND
Irish Times

Patsy McGarry

The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, considers it is “anachronistic” for holders of his post to be appointed automatically as chair of the board of governors of the National Maternity Hospital (NMH).

A spokeswoman for the archdiocese pointed out that under the NMH Charter Amendment Act of 1936, the Archbishop of Dublin is also designated as chairman of the hospital’s executive committee.

She added: “Archbishop Diarmuid Martin considers this situation anachronistic, and he has requested two ministers for health to change the structures so that he is no longer chair.”

She said Archbishop Martin does not attend or chair board meetings and the deputy chairperson has acted in that role for several years.

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