At its meeting on 15 February, the Board of NMBI confirmed the names of those that were to be removed from the Register of Nurses and Midwives for failure to pay the annual renewal fee. The removals took place as a result of the decision and registrants were removed. 

The Board considers removals under Section 77 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, as amended. Removal notices have been issued to those who did not renew their registration for 2024.

All nurses and midwives who practise in Ireland must, by law, be listed on the Register of Nurses and Midwives. It is an offence to practise nursing or midwifery if your name is not on the Register. Practice includes clinical practice, nursing or midwifery management, education and research.

It is the registrants’ responsibility to ensure that their name is on the Register if they practise nursing or midwifery in Ireland. 

Registrants wishing to restore their name to the Register for 2024 are required to pay a restoration fee of €250 in addition to the annual renewal fee of €100.