Council Election 2006

Date: 14 September 2006

Message from Mr Ronan Quirke, MPSI, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland in regard to the forthcoming Council election:

This year nine candidates have put their names forward for election to the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland. This remains a critical time for the profession with the imminent arrival of new legislation. I am heartened that members of the Society are willing to stand for election and serve on Council if elected.

I would implore members of the profession to vote in the forth coming election. It is imperative that a high number of ballot papers are returned in order for the whole profession to have a degree of ownership over the issues that Council will face in the coming months.

Ballot papers will be issued shortly and must be received by the Registrar and Secretary by 10am on Monday, October 2nd 2006.

I again urge all members to exercise their right to vote and I take this opportunity to wish all nine candidates well in the election.

Ronan Quirke MPSI
President
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland

The following candidates are standing in the Council election:

BRENNAN, Orlaith, M. MPSI Terenure Dublin 6W

BURKE, Mary Rose MPSI Mallow, Co Cork

DOWNEY, Patrick MPSI Killiney, Co Dublin

FAHEY, Paul F. MPSI Tullamore, Co Offaly

GLENNON, Michael B. MPSI Dalkey, Co Dublin

HAYES, Brendan E.M. MPSI Portumna, Co Galway

HOGAN, Mary M. MPSI South Circular Road, Limerick

MC GALE, Julie A. MPSI Malahide, Co Dublin

MEEGAN, Kieran J.  FPSI Rathgar, Dublin 6

Instructions for completing and returning ballot papers:

1. You will receive a ballot paper by post.
2. You have a single transferable vote.
3. In the ‘Order of Preference’ column, of the ballot paper,  place the figure 1 against the name of the candidate who is your first choice; the figure 2 against the candidate of your second choice, and so on until you have completed your preferences.
4. Do not delete the name of a candidate or otherwise write on the ballot paper.
5. Enclose your completed voting paper in the envelope marked “Voting Paper”, seal and enclose it in the larger envelope marked “Council Election”; write your name in block capitals, registration number, qualification (MPSI or Associate Druggist) and address on the back of this outer envelope and sign it.
6. A voting paper must be posted (or delivered) so as to reach the Registrar not later than 10 a.m. on Monday, 2nd October 2006.
7. Before posting, a postage stamp of appropriate value must be affixed to the outer envelope.