Health Boards
In 1970, the Health Boards Regulations were made under the Health Act, 1970 and defined among other things the functional area, membership and composition of each health board. Each health board was headed by a chief executive officer and more often assisted by an ad-hoc management team consisting of professionals who were public servants.
| Health Board | Members | Functional area |
| Eastern Health Board (EHB) | 35 | City of Dublin, County Dublin, County Kildare, County Wicklow |
| Midland Health Board (MHB) | 30 | County Laois, County Offaly, County Longford, County Westmeath |
| Mid-Western Health Board (MWHB) | 28 | County Clare, City of Limerick, County Limerick, Tipperary North Riding |
| North-Eastern Health Board (NEHB) | 30 | County Louth, County Meath, County Cavan, County Monaghan |
| North-Western Health Board (NWHB) | 27 | County Donegal, County Sligo, County Leitrim |
| South-Eastern Health Board (SEHB) | 31 | County Carlow, County Kilkenny, County Wexford, City of Waterford, County Waterford, Tipperary South Riding |
| Southern Health Board (SHB) | 33 | City of Cork, County Cork, County Kerry |
| Western Health Board (WHB)† | 29 | County Galway, County Mayo, County Roscommon |
- †In 1990, the functional area was changed to explicitly include the city of Galway and as a result two board members were added to the board in accordance with the 1990 Health Boards (Amendment) Regulations. This change was due to the city obtaining county borough status on 1 January 1986 and thus the need for representation on the health board which had continued to be de facto responsible for health within the city in the interim period.
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