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Department of Health - Who Does What


Secretary General

Robert Watt
Robert Watt
Secretary General

Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Oversight and Performance

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Niall Redmond
Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Oversight and Performance

Direct Reports

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Simon Fahey
Principal Officer, Oral Health Policy
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Conor Gallagher
Principal Officer, Community, Pharmacy, Dental, Optical and Aural Policy
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David Noonan
Principal Officer, GP Services and GMS Contract
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Dympna Kavanagh
Chief Dental Officer
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Paul Flanagan
Principal Officer, Eligibility Policy
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Sinead Quill
Principal Officer, Primary Care Policy
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Catherine Kane
Principal Officer, Future Eligibility

Assistant Secretary, Social Care, Mental Health, Drugs Policy and Unscheduled Care

Siobhán McArdle
Siobhán McArdle
Assistant Secretary, Social Care, Mental Health, Drugs Policy and Unscheduled Care

Direct Reports

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Laura Casey
Principal Officer, Social Care Projects
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Paul Rowe
Principal Officer, Older Persons Strategy
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Fiona Larthwell
Principal Officer, Older Persons Residential Care
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Trevor Moore
Principal Officer, Home Support / Older Persons Hub
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Siobhán Hargis
Principal Officer, Mental Health
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Professor Philip Dodd
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
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Jim Walsh
Principal Officer, Drugs Policy and Social Inclusion
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Beverley Sherwood
Principal Officer, Unscheduled Care Performance

Assistant Secretary, Acute Hospitals Oversight and Performance

Tracey Conroy
Tracey Conroy
Assistant Secretary, Acute Hospitals Oversight and Performance

Direct Reports

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Róisín Barr
Principal Officer, Acute Paediatric Policy Unit
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Dr Eibhlín Connolly
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
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Professor Philip Dodd
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
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Keith Comiskey
Principal Officer, Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, Trauma and Critical Care Policy
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Linda O'Connor
Principal Officer, Maternity & Gynaecology Policy
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Fiona Prendergast
Principal Officer, Scheduled Care Performance
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Niamh Bernard
Principal Officer, Acute Hospital Strategic Policy & Performance Oversight
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Barry O'Dwyer
Principal Officer, Blood and Organ Transplant Policy
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Eoin Dornan
Principal Officer, Cancer Policy

Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing/Midwifery, Professional Regulation, Workforce Planning, Allied Health Professionals

Rachel Kenna
Rachel Kenna
Chief Nursing Officer

Direct Reports

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Kate O'Flaherty
Director, National Patient Safety Office
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Maurice O'Donnell
Principal Officer, Patient Safety Legislation and Advocacy
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Kieran Cashman
Acting Principal Officer, Clinical Effectiveness, Antimicrobial Resistance
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Mary McGeown
Principal Officer, Nursing and Midwifery Policy
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Patrick Dolan
Principal Officer, Patient Safety Policy and Governance
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Alessandra Fantini
Principal Officer, Professional Regulation
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Joanne Uí Chrualaoich
Principal Officer, Population Health Screening and Cardiovascular Policy
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Breda Rafter
Principal Officer, Strategic Workforce Planning
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Jennifer Greene
Principal Officer, Workforce Reform

Chief Medical Officer, Office of the Chief Medical Officer

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Professor Mary Horgan
Chief Medical Officer

Direct Reports

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Professor Philip Dodd
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
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Dr Eibhlín Connolly
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
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Vacancy
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
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Joe Hanly
Principal Officer, Health Security
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Richael Duffy
Principal Officer, Immunisation and Infectious Diseases Policy
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Keith Lyons
Principal Officer, Rare Diseases & Rehabilitation Policy Unit
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Claire Gordon
Principal Officer, Tobacco and Alcohol Control
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Matthew Doyle
Principal Officer, Health and Wellbeing
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Pamela Carter
Principal Officer, Bioethics
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Eddie O'Reilly
Principal Officer, Public Health Policy Unit
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Chief Bioethics Officer

Assistant Secretary, Health Infrastructure

Derek Tierney
Derek Tierney
Assistant Secretary, Health Infrastructure

Direct Reports

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Eamonn Quinn
Principal Officer, Major Capital Projects
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Niall Sinnott
Principal Officer, eHealth & Health Information Systems
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Aonraid Dunne
Principal Officer, Capital/Infrastructure
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Bob Patterson
Principal Officer, Elective Hospitals Policy

Assistant Secretary, Corporate Affairs

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Vacancy

Direct Reports

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Angela Ó Floinn
Head of Legal Unit
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John Wright
Principal Officer, Corporate Services and ICT Internal
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Sarah Murphy
Principal Officer, Governance & Risk
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Brenda Lynch
Principal Officer, Agency Governance, Clinical Indemnity, Commissions, Inquiries & Litigation Management
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Linda Keating
Principal Officer, Corporate Legislation
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Louise Kissane
Principal Officer, Food and Environmental Health
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Rachel Murray
Principal Officer, Internal Audit

Assistant Secretary, Research & Development and Health Analytics Division

Muiris O'Connor
Muiris O'Connor
Assistant Secretary, Research and Development and Health Analytics Division

Direct Reports

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Christopher Ryan
Principal Officer, Research Services and Policy
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John O Neill
Principal Officer, Health Research and Innovation Policy
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Cormac Keating
Principal Officer, North-South, EU and International
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Dilly O'Brien
Principal Officer, Policy, Strategy and Integration
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Sarah Gibney
Principal Officer, Health Information Policy
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Laura Flannelly
Principal Officer, Statistics and Analytics Service
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Kevin Warren
Principal Officer, Medicines, Controlled Drugs and Pharmacy Regulation
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Sarah Treleaven
Principal Officer, Sláintecare Regions

Assistant Secretary, Resources

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Louise McGirr
Assistant Secretary, Resources

Direct Reports

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Kevin Colman
Principal Officer, Finance Business Support
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Eoin Dunleavy
Principal Officer, Performance Management
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Michael O'Leary
Principal Officer, Industrial Relations
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Sinead Boyle
Principal Officer, Private Health Insurance
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Patrick McGlynn
Principal Officer, Central Finance & Accounts

Chief Operations Officer, Corporate Operations Division

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David Smith
Chief Operations Officer, Corporate Operations Office

Principal Officer, Strategic HR

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Kenneth Mooney
Principal Officer, Strategic HR

Principal Officer, Press and Communications

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David Leach
Principal Officer, Press and Communications