Appointment to the Social Workers Registration Board - 15 July 2021

Following a Public Appointments Service (PAS) campaign the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has appointed the following as a member of the Social Workers Registration Board with effect from 15 July 2021 to 4 August 2022:

Mr Pat Bennett

Pat is recently retired from his post as Chief Officer in Midlands Louth Meath Community Health Care Organisation HSE.

He was previously the Director of Project Lifecourse in NUIG. Pat also served as Chief Executive of the Adoption Authority of Ireland. Pat previously worked as Chief Executive of the Family Support Agency.

Pat was educated at St. Mary’s C.B.S. in Portlaoise. He holds a Dip. in Hospital and Health Services Management from the Health Management Institute and a Masters in Social Science from UCC.