Appointment to the Optical Registration Board
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Following a Public Service Appointments (PAS) campaign, the Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD, has appointed the following as a non-professional member of the Optical Registration Board from 20 December 2019 to 19 August 2021:
Ms Molloy currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP). The Association was established in 1981, to identify, develop and maintain professional standards of excellence in counselling and psychotherapy. It promotes best practice and the development of the profession as well as safeguarding the public. Prior to taking up the role of CEO with the IACP Ms Molloy worked for more than 10 years with the board of the Medical Council, the regulator for doctors in Ireland.
She has significant experience working at senior management level across a range of organisations. Her experience spans a number of areas including regulation, corporate governance, organisational development and change, board and staff development, communications, stakeholder engagement and financial management.
Ms Molloy has a keen interest in working in the public interest and in contributing to the delivery of high quality and professional services. She welcomes the opportunity to bring her wealth of skills and experience to the Health and Social Care Professionals Council by serving on one of its registration boards.
In addition to the above, Ms Molloy holds a number of academic qualifications. She is a graduate of the Institute of Public Administration, she holds an MSc in Executive Leadership from Ulster University and is a certified mediator.