Biography
Keith Leonard
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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Keith Leonard has responsibility at Head of Business Unit level and as National Director for Fire and Emergency Management for leading the development and oversight of local authority fire safety and fire services and for the management and development of policy and legislation and all Oireachtas related matters in the areas of fire safety, fire services and emergency management. The National Director also leads the Department’s internal arrangements for its “Lead Government Department” roles in emergency and crisis management and contributes significantly to broader emergency management and civil protection arrangements.
As well as the normal reporting relationship to the Assistant Secretary in the Local Government division, the National Director reports to the National Directorate’s own Management Board on fire services and local authority emergency management issues and separately to a National Steering Group on Major Emergency Management.