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The Health Board system of Ireland was created by the 1970 Health Act.〔(Health Act, 1970 )〕 This system was initially created with eight health boards, each of which were prescribed a ''functional area'' in which they operated. The system was reformed in 1999 from eight to eleven regional bodies. On 1 January 2005, the health boards were replaced by the Health Service Executive. ==Background== Prior to the advent of the health board system, the 1947 Health Act was the principal legislation on the State's role in the provision of healthcare in Ireland;〔(Health Act, 1947 )〕 this was the act that served as the legislative basis for the Mother and Child Scheme, which was later withdrawn under Church and doctor opposition. Under the 1947 act, the ''health authority'' for a functional area was the city council or county council of that area. This reflected the fact that until 1947, the Minister for Local Government and Public Health was responsible for public health, and in that year, the Minister for Health was created as a separate ''Minister of the Government'' by the 1946 Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act.〔(Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1946 ).〕 In 1970, the healthcare system of Ireland was still very much a private and voluntary system with the Catholic Church still retaining effective control of healthcare, in particular the ownership of hospitals and institutions. Doctors served very much in a sole trader capacity with the state taking few responsibilities beyond the organisation of the provision of healthcare to the disadvantaged. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Health Board (Ireland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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