Following the publication of the Government’s Public Service Reform Plan last November, a Reform Delivery Board was established to oversee and monitor the delivery of Public Service Reform at a strategic level and provide assurance to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and to the Cabinet Committee on Public Service Reform that reform is being successfully delivered. The Board consists of senior officials, primarily at Assistant Secretary level, responsible for leading and coordinating Public Service Reform in their respective Departments and Offices. In addition, the Board also includes senior officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
The full membership of the Board, including the lead officials from Departments/Offices, is:
Mr. Paul Reid, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Chair)
Mr. Niall Barry, Department of Social Protection
Mr. Philip Carroll, Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine
Ms. Liz Canavan, Department of Children & Youth Affairs
Ms. Ruth Carmody Department of Education & Skills
Ms. Patricia Coleman, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Mr. Gary Comiskey Department of Finance
Mr. Des Dowling, Department of Environment Community & Local Government
Mr. Tim Duggan, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Mr. Michael Errity, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Mr. Gerry Harrahill, Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Ms. Deirdre Hanlon, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Ms. Mary Hurley, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Mr. Philip Kelly, Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation
Mr. Fergal Lynch, Department of Health
Mr. Conan McKenna, Houses of the Oireachtas
Mr. Eamonn Molloy, Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
Mr. Donagh Morgan, Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport
Ms. Éilis O’Connell, Office of Public Works
Ms. Deirdre O’Keeffe, Department of Justice and Equality
Mr. Chris O’Toole, Office of the Attorney General
Mr. Maurice Quinn, Department of Defence
Mr. Barrie Robinson, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr. John Shaw, Department of the Taoiseach
Mr. Joe Treacy, Central Statistics Office