Implementation Group

The Minister for Health and Children has set up an Implementation Group to move forward the recommendations from the National Committee on Folic Acid Food Fortification. One of the key recommendations from the Committee’s report was that an Implementation Group should be established to oversee the operational issues associated with a policy of mandatory fortification of bread on the Irish market.

The Implementation Group set up a number of working groups to address the recommendations of the National Committee on Folic Acid Food Fortification. This task has been completed and a report on the results was presented to the Minister for Health and Children in March 2009.

Implementation Group Meetings

Members:

Mr Alan Reilly (Chair)
Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Dr Ian Callanan
Health Information and Quality Authority

Dr Tracey Cooper
Health Information and Quality Authority

Mr Eamon Corcoran
Department of Health and Children

Dr Sean Daly
Coombe Women’s Hospital

Dr John Devlin
Department of Health and Children

Dr Patrick Doorley
Health Service Executive

Dr Mary Flynn
Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Dr Cliodhna Foley-Nolan
safe food

Mr Dermott Jewell
Consumers’ Association of Ireland

Dr Chris Laffey
Public Analyst Laboratory, Galway

Dr Caroline Lardner
Public Analyst Laboratory, Galway

Dr Bob McDonnell
Health Service Executive

Mr Neil McGowan
Irish Business and Employers Confederation

Mr Brian Mullen
Department of Health and Children

Prof John Scott
Trinity College , Dublin