Government Construction Contracts Committee Membership

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 February 2013

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Questions (95)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

95. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of current members of the Government Construction Contracts Committee, along with their titles; the Departments they represent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7701/13]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The Government Construction Contracts Committee (GCCC) was set up under Section 11 of Circular 40/02 ‘Public Procurement Guidelines - revision of existing procedures for approval of certain contracts in the Central Government sector’, which reconfigured the existing arrangements for the Government Contracts Committee. The GCCC deals with public works procurement and related issues.

The GCCC has key representatives from the main construction-related departments and agencies including civil, building and administrative representation. Representatives on GCCC change from time to time. The current details of the GCCC at 13 February 2013 as requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table.

Department/Agency	Members	Title
Dept. of Public Expenditure & Reform	David O’Brien	Architect (Chairman)
Dept. of Public Expenditure & Reform	Ronnie Downes	Principal Officer
Dept. of Public Expenditure & Reform	Eileen Dalton	Assistant Principal (Secretariat to GCCC)
Dept. of Agriculture	John McHale	Assistant Chief Engineer
Dept. of Defence	Neil Murphy	Head of QS Services
Dept. of Defence	Tadhg O’Doherty	Assistant Principal
Dept. of Education & Skills	Jonathan Bliss	Technical Manager
Dept. of Education & Skills	Larry McEvoy	Technical Manager
Dept. of the Environment, Community & Local Government	Gerry Galvin	Principal Adviser (Water)
Dept. of the Environment, Community & Local Government	Barry Lenihan	Senior Adviser
Dept. of Transport	John McCarthy	Senior Adviser
Health Service Executive	Eleanor Masterson	Deputy Chief Architectural Adviser
Health Service Executive	Peter Finnegan	Principal Quantity Surveying Adviser
Higher Education Authority	Damien Kilgannon	Technical Adviser Capital Programmes
National Roads Authority	Richella Mulvihill	Project Manager
National Roads Authority	Gerry O’Brien	Regional Manager
National Development Finance Agency	Gerard Cahillane	Deputy Director, Head of Finance & Operations
National Development Finance Agency	Steven Burgess	Head of Project Management.
Office of Public Works	Georgina Keeley	Higher Executive Officer
Office of Public Works	Ciaran O’Connor	Principal Architect (State Architect)
Office of Public Works	Gerard Kennedy	Assistant Principal Officer
Rail Procurement Agency	Fergal Ruane	Head of the Legal Team and Secretary to the Agency