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Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment - Who Does What


Secretary General

Oonagh Buckley
Secretary General of the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Direct reports

Assistant Secretary, Grid and Strategy

Paul Bolger
Assistant Secretary, Grid and Strategy

Direct reports

John Burke
Principal Officer, Grid Adaptation and Emergency Planning
Fiona McElhatton
Financial Advisor, Financing Grid Section
Justina Corcoran
Fergal McParland
Chief Technical Advisory Officer, Energy Technical Advisory Section
John Finnegan
Principal Officer, Electricity Networks and Systems
Emer Griffin
Principal Officer, Grid Policy
Rhona Gaynor
Principal Officer, Energy Strategic Planning

Assistant Secretary, Climate Action and Environment Policy

Barry Quinlan
Assistant Secretary, Climate Action and Environment

Direct reports

Gerry Clabby
Principal Advisor, Environment and Climate Research and Advisory Section
Micheal Young
Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Research and Advisory Section
Gráinne Uí Thuama
Principal Officer, Adaptation Policy, Planning and Implementation
Eoin Deegan
Principal Officer, Air, Noise and EPA Licencing
Caroline Lyons
Principal Officer, Citizens and Communities
Paul O'Neill
Principal Officer, Climate Policy, Planning and Implementation
Charlie Brophy
Principal Officer, Land and ETS

Assistant Secretary, Security of Supply and Generation

Matt Collins
Assistant Secretary, Security of Supply and Generation

Direct reports

Aisling Greene
Principal Officer, Offshore Wind Development Section
Philip Newsome
Principal Officer, Renewable Electricity
Anthony Rourke
Principal Officer, Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Delivery
Hugh Dorgan
Principal Officer, Wholesale Electricty Markets, Generation and Storage
Maurice Carey
Principal Officer, Electricity Storage and Hydrogen Policy
Irene Cadogan
Principal Officer, Future Offshore Energy

Assistant Secretary, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development

Lisa Keyes
Assistant Secretary, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development

Direct reports

Brendan Devlin
Principal Officer, Strategic Delivery Section
Louise Carrigan
Principal Officer, Multiannual Funding Section
Frank Maughan
Principal Officer, Multiannual Funding Section
Jim Whelan
Principal Officer, Finance
Matthew Shaw
Principal Solicitor, Central Professional Advisory Services
Stephen Carley
Principal Officer, Strategic Human Resources
Gary Martin
Principal Officer, Internal Corporate Governance Section
Karen Whitlow
Principal Officer, Organisational Design Section
Fiona Delaney
Principal Officer, Information and Communications Technology
Sorcha Loughnane
Principal Officer, Communications and Media Relations Section
Barbara Leeson
Principal Officer, Corporate Operations Office
Ciara Reynolds
Financial Advisor, Financial and Commercial Advisory Services Section
Shane Hennessy
Acting Principal Officer, Corporate Services Section

Chief Audit Officer

Clare Keon
Chief Audit Officer

Direct reports

Mary Mulligan
Head of Internal Audit, Internal Audit Unit

Assistant Secretary, Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency

Martina Hennessy
Assistant Secretary, Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency

Direct reports

Niall McLoughlin
Principal Officer, Circular Economy - Strategic Policy
Bernie Kiely
Principal Officer, Circular Economy - Materials Management
Mairéad McCabe
Principal Officer, Geoscience Policy
Catherine McGinty
Principal Officer, Inland Fisheries and GSI Governance
Koen Verbruggen
Director, Geological Survey Ireland
Michael Hanrahan
Head of Geoscience Regulation Office (GSRO)
Marie Minihan
Principal Officer, Corporate Governance - Non-Commercial

Assistant Secretary, Demand, Energy Affordability and Competitiveness

Brian Carroll
Assistant Secretary, Demand, Energy Affordability and Competitiveness

Direct reports

Stephen Brophy
Principal Officer, Public Sector and Enterprise Energy Efficiency
Claire Finn
Principal Officer, Residential and Community Energy Efficiency
Deirdre Fennelly
Principal Officer, Renewable Heat Policy, Gas Safety and EU Transposition
Seán Kinsella
Principal Officer, Renewable Heat Delivery Section
Jenny O'Hora
Principal Officer, Energy Demand, Competitiveness and Productivity
Evin McMahon
Senior Economist, Economic Advisory Section
Robert Deegan
Principal Officer, Retail Energy Affordability, Policy and Regulation Section

Assistant Secretary, EU, International and Marine Affairs

Philip Nugent
Assistant Secretary, EU, International and Marine Affairs

Direct reports

Eoin McShane
Principal Officer, EU and International Energy
Conor McCabe
Principal Officer, Presidency Programme Management Office
Rory O'Leary
Principal Officer, Marine Strategic Policy Section
Kevin O'Donoghue
Principal Officer, EU and International Climate
Marc Kierans
Principal Officer, EU and International Environment and Circular Economy
Vivienne Ahern
Senior Advisor, EU and International Environment and Circular Economy Section
Eoin Leahy
Principal Advisor, Marine Environment and Planning
Karina Fitzgerald
Senior Planning Advisor, Marine Environment and Planning
Oliver Ó Cadhla
Senior Marine Advisor, Marine Environment and Planning
Sorcha Ní Longphuirt
Senior Marine Advisor, Marine Environment and Planning
Tony Collins
Principal Officer, DMAP Implementation and Marine Regulation

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