Children's Health Act 2018

Interpretation

2. In this Act—

“Board”, other than in Part 9 , means the Board referred to in section 12 ;

“company” has the meaning it has in the Companies Act 2014 ;

“Crumlin Hospital” means Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin;

“establishment day” means the day appointed under section 4 ;

“Executive” means the Health Service Executive;

“General Data Protection Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) 1

“hospital” means the premises and services under the governance of the body established under section 5 ;

“medical records” means records created, used and stored principally for the purposes of patient care and treatment containing data concerning health or genetic data within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and any associated biological materials;

“Minister” means the Minister for Health;

“subsidiary” means a subsidiary within the meaning of section 7 of the Companies Act 2014 ;

“superannuation benefit” means a pension, gratuity or other allowance payable on resignation, retirement or death;

“Tallaght Hospital” means the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, incorporating the National Children’s Hospital;

“Temple Street Hospital” means the Children’s University Hospital.

1 OJ No. L 119. 1, 4.5.2016, p.1-88