The National Immunisation Advisory Committee was formed to serve the purpose of advising the Department of Health and Children in the area of immunisation procedures and related matters.
This committee prepared the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland with the assistance of an active committee from associated disciplines in Paediatrics, Infections Diseases, General Practice and Public Health. The guide is designed to be simple and concise and does not claim to contain all information on any pharmacological material. It does, however, give current information and guidelines concerning immunisation. Vaccines are continually evolving and the guidelines are updated regularly.
Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland
Recent Decisions by the NIAC
Contact the NIAC: iac@rcpi.ie
National Immunisation Advisory Committee 2010 - 2011
| Chair - Denis Gill FRCPI |
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| Dr Gill, a paediatric nephrologist, graduated from UCD in 1968. He is a former Professor of Paediatrics RCSI, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Childhood Health, former Dean of the Faculty of Paediatrics, RCPI, President of the Confederation of European Specialists in Paediatrics, and an author of the Paediatric Clinical Examination. |
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Members:
| Karina Butler, FRCPI |
Council Representative |
| John Devlin, FRCPI |
Alternative Representative of the Department of Health and Children |
| Anna Clarke, FRCPI |
Council Representative |
| Donal Collins, FFOM |
Faculty of Occupational Medicine, RCPI (alternate) |
| Jeff Connell |
National Virus Reference Laboratory |
| Collette Bonner, FFPHMI |
Department of Health & Children |
| Kevin Connelly, FRCPI |
Faculty of Paediatrics, RCPI |
| Brenda Corcoran, FPHMI |
National Immunisation Office |
| Suzanne Cotter, FPHMI |
Health Protection Surveillance Centre |
| Cillian deGascun |
Recording Secretary and National Virus Reference Laboratory (alternate) |
| Leo Kearns |
Chief Executive Officer, RCPI |
| Joan Gilvarry, FRCPI |
Irish Medicines Board |
| Sam McConkey, FRCPI |
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
| Peter Noone |
Irish Society of Travel Medicine |
| Mary Sheehan, FICGP |
Irish College of General Practitioners |
| Tom O'Connell, FRCPI |
Faculty of Occupational Medicine, RCPI |
| Darina O'Flanagan, FRCPI |
Faculty of Public Health Medicine, RCPI |
| Virginia Pye |
An Bórd Áltránais (co-opted) |
| Fiona Ryan, MFPHMI |
Health Service Executive |
| Mel Bates |
Irish College of General Practicioners |
| John Donohoe |
President, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Kevin Kelleher |
Health Service Executive |
| Mary Cafferkey |
Faculty of Pathology, RCPI |
| Kevin Blake |
Irish Medicines Board |