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Department of Children, Disability and Equality - Who Does What


Secretary General

Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
Secretary General of the Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Disability Division

Colm O Conaill
Colm Ó Conaill
Assistant Secretary, Disability Division

Direct reports

Aine Kilroy
Aine Kilroy
Principal Officer, Disability Residential Services
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Audrey Hagerty
Principal Officer, Disability Day Services
James Gibbs
James Gibbs
Principal Officer, Disability Governance and Performance
Jane-Ann Duffy
Jane Ann Duffy
Principal Officer, Equality and Gender Equality
Margot Loughman
Margot Loughman
Principal Officer, Disability Finance and Reform
Mark Considine
Mark Considine
Principal Officer, Disability Children's Services
Niall Brunell
Niall Brunell
Principal Officer, Disability Policy Unit

Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare Division

Anne Marie Brooks
Dr. Anne Marie Brooks
Assistant Secretary, Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare Division

Direct reports

Ciaran Madden
Ciaran Madden
Principal Officer, Access and Inclusion, Research and Data
Davin Roche
Davin Roche
Principal Officer, Operations, Communications and Co-ordination, ECCE, AIM and NCS
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Deirdre Comiskey
Principal Officer, Finance and Compliance
Hazel O'Byrne
Hazel O'Byrne
Principal Officer, Forward Planning and Delivery
Mark Doheny
Mark Doheny
Principal Officer, Government and Systems Development
Oonagh Fleming
Oonagh Fleming
Principal Officer, Sector Development
Paul Gleeson
Paul Gleeson
Principal Officer, Workforce
Toby Wolfe
Toby Wolfe
Principal Officer, Quality, Childminding and Early Years Strategy

Child Policy and Tusla Governance Division

Lara Hynes
Lara Hynes
Assistant Secretary, Child Policy and Tusla Governance Division

Direct reports

Bridget Wilson
Bridget Wilson
Principal Officer, Alternative Care Capacity Unit
David Byrne
David Byrne
Principal Officer, Tusla Governance and Performance Oversight Unit
Desmond Delaney
Desmond Delaney
Chief Social Worker, Child Care Performance and Social Work Unit
john Gilbane
John Gilbane
Principal Officer, Alternative Care Policy Unit
Olive McGovern
Olive McGovern
Principal Officer, Child Protection Policy and Legislation Unit
Simon Conry
Simon Conry
Principal Officer, Parenting Support Policy Unit
Una Ni Dhubhghaill
Úna Ní Dhubhghaill
Principal Officer, Children's Detention Schools Unit
Anne O'Mahony
Principal Officer, Child Rights Policy Unit

Equality, Rights and Participation Division

Carol Baxter Profile Pic
Carol Baxter
Assistant Secretary, Equality, Rights and Participation Division

Direct reports

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Bairbre Meaney
Principal Officer, Play, Participation and Recreation Unit
Bryan Patten
Bryan Patten
Principal Officer, EU and International Unit
Eanna Hickey
Eanna Hickey
Advisory Council Grade 2, Legal Services
Seosamh Mac Carthaigh
Seosamh Mac Carthaigh
Principal Officer, Adoption Policy Unit
Sinead McEvoy
Sinead McEvoy
Principal Officer, Traveller, Roma and LGBTI+ Policy

Mother and Baby Homes, Finance and Research Division

Laura McGarrigle
Laura McGarrigle
Assistant Secretary General, Mother and Baby Homes, Finance and Research Division

Direct reports

Caitriona O'Connor
Caitriona O'Connor
Principal Officer, Payment Scheme Executive Office
Ciara Pidgeon
Ciara Pidgeon
Principal Officer, Research and Evaluation Unit
Gordon Gaffney
Gordon Gaffney
Principal Officer, Finance Vote Management
Grainne Morrissey
Grainne Morrissey
Principal Officer, Memorialisation and Historic Burials Unit
Janice Witcombe
Janice Witcombe
Principal Officer, Finance Payments and Accounts
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Julia Tarrant
Principal Officer, Mother and Baby Homes Action Plan Unit
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Nicola Tickner
Senior Statistician, Data and Analytics Unit (Seconded to the Department of Children, Disability and Equality)

Organisation and Strategy Development Division

Sheenagh Rooney
Sheenagh Rooney
Assistant Secretary, Organisation and Strategy Development Division

Direct reports

Andrew Patterson
Andrew Patterson
Principal Officer, Corporate Governance and Strategic Coordination Unit
Eddie Forsyth
Eddie Forsyth
Principal Officer, Operations and Climate Action
Kate Levey
Kate Levey
Principal Officer, Strategic Business Change
Mary Rogerson
Mary Rogerson
Principal Officer, Information Management Unit
Michael Thornhill
Michael Thornhill
Principal Officer, Department Learning & Development /External HR Governance
Noreen Leahy
Noreen Leahy
Principal Officer, Human Resources
Patrick Bergin
Director, Guardian ad litem National Service
Dr. Raymond O Neill
Dr. Raymond O Neill
Principal Officer, Digital Strategy and Delivery
Sinead Whooley
Sinead Whooley
Principal Officer, Communications Unit