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Department of Social Protection - Who Does What


Secretary General

John McKeon
John McKeon
Secretary General of the Department of Social Protection

Deputy Secretary, Deputy Secretary's Office

Teresa Leonard
Teresa Leonard
Deputy Secretary, Deputy Secretary General's Office

Direct reports

Niall Egan
Niall Egan
Assistant Secretary, Corporate
Geraldine Hurley
Geraldine Hurley
Assistant Secretary, Human Resources
Darren Murray
Darren Murray
Assistant Secretary, Information Services
Tim Duggan
Tim Duggan
Assistant Secretary, Pensions
Fiona Ward
Fiona Ward
Assistant Secretary General - Employment Services
Ronan Hession
Rónán Hession
Assistant Secretary, Working Age and Family Policy
Paula Lyons
Paula Lyons
Assistant Secretary, Service Development
Deirdre Shanley
Deirdre Shanley
Assistant Secretary, Operations Control
Ciarán Lawler
Ciarán Lawler
Assistant Secretary, Centralised Operations
Mairin Haran
Mairín Haran
Assistant Secretary, Regions
Devesh Singh
Dr Devesh Singh
Chief Medical Officer, Medical Review and Assessment Section

Assistant Secretary, Corporate

Niall Egan
Niall Egan
Assistant Secretary, Corporate

Direct reports

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Philomena McShane
Principal Officer, Financial Control
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Alan Flynn
Principal Officer, Estimates / EU Funding Compliance
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Orlaith Mannion
Principal Officer, Planning/Legislation/ FOI
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Michelle Reilly
Stats and Business Intelligence
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Vacant
Principal Officer, Ministers Office/MLO
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Anne Kearney
Principal Officer, Communications and Press Office
Dr John O'Toole
John O’Toole
Labour Market Policy/Social Inclusion
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Ciaran Judge
Data Analytics Research & Development

Assistant Secretary, Human Resources

Geraldine Hurley
Geraldine Hurley
Assistant Secretary, Human Resources

Direct reports

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Christopher McCamley
Principal Officer, Staff Engagement and L&D
Pat Delaney
Pat Delaney
Work Force Planning
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Darren Malone
Personnel Officer (Principal), Performance/ER
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Brendan Foley
Principal Officer, Legal Affairs
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Saidhbhin Hardiman
Principal Officer, HR Org Design Development
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Peter Scully
Principal Officer, Data Protection
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Kieran Lea
Principal Officer, EU International

Assistant Secretary, Information Services

Darren Murray
Darren Murray
Assistant Secretary, Information Services

Direct reports

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Vincent Kennedy
Principal Officer, Digital Platforms
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Yvonne Elder
Principal Officer, Enterprise Architecture
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Suzanne Ryan
CRS Modernisation & BOMI Project
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Willie Whelan
Principal Officer, Cloud Implementation
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Christine Gilligan
BOMI Modernisation & Project Office
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Sean Gaffney
Principal Officer, Service Development
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Stephen O'Neill
Principal Officer, Future App
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Tim Sexton
IS Infrastructure & Operations
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Ciaran Fagan
Info Security and Infrastructure

Assistant Secretary, Pensions

Tim Duggan
Tim Duggan
Assistant Secretary, Pensions

Direct reports

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Clare Dowling
Principal Officer, Auto-Enrolment Programme
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Donal Spellman
Principal Officer, Auto-Enrolment Programme
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Colum Walsh
Principal Officer, Pensions/ HHB Policy
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Mark Lee
Investment/ Actuarial Analysis

Assistant Secretary, Employment Services

Fiona Ward
Fiona Ward
Assistant Secretary General - Employment Services

Direct reports

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Annette Conroy
Principal Officer, Employment Services Policy
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Lorraine Danaher
Principal Officer, Employment Services Operations
Tony Kieran
Tony Kieran
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Siobhan Lawlor
Principal Officer, Employer Relations
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Tadgh O’Leary
Principal Officer, Contracted Public Employment Services (Incl BO)

Assistant Secretary, Working Age and Family Policy

Ronan Hession
Rónán Hession
Assistant Secretary, Working Age and Family Policy

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Sarah Waters
Principal Officer, Disability and Carers Policy
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Brian Duff
Principal Officer, PRSI/Strategic Policy
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Jackie Harrington
Principal Officer, Jobseeker Policy
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Dearbháil Nic Giolla Mhicíl
Principal Officer, Families and Children
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Simon Shevlin
Principal Officer, SWA

Assistant Secretary, Service Development

Paula Lyons
Paula Lyons
Assistant Secretary, Service Development

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Frances Gaynor
Principal Officer, Customer Contact Incl NICC
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Catherine Fitzpatrick
Principal Officer, Digital Services
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Karen Kennedy
Business Architect
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Niamh Kenny
Principal Officer, Facilities Management

Chief Appeals Officer (Principal)

Elaine Quinn
Elaine Quinn
Chief Appeals Officer

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Anne Marie Doherty
Principal Officer, Social Welfare Appeals Office
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Helen McDonald
Principal Officer, Social Welfare Appeals Office
Dave Keogh
Dave Keogh
Principal Officer, Decisions Advisory Office

Assistant Secretary, Operations Control

Deirdre Shanley
Deirdre Shanley
Assistant Secretary, Operations Control

Direct reports

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Eugene Walsh
Principal Officer, Control Policy/ Debt Managment
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Anne Marie Cassidy
Principal Officer, Client Identity Services (CIS)
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Chris Kane
Principal Officer, Special Investigation Unit
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Brendan Lawton
Principal Officer, Control Operations
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Dave Dillon
Principal Officer, General Register Office Operations & Policy
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Aine Maguire
Principal Officer, Scope Operations
Mary O Sullivan
Mary O Sullivan
Principal Officer, Control Projects

Assistant Secretary, Centralised Operations

Ciarán Lawler
Ciarán Lawler
Assistant Secretary, Centralised Operations

Direct reports

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Ronan Harney
Principal Officer, DA / IP / R&I
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Antoinette Ryan
Principal Officer, Carers/DCA
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Daniel Morrogh
Principal Officer, IB (Incl MRAS)
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Nora Durcan
Principal Officer, Contributory Pensions
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Des Henry
Principal Officer, Supplementary Welfare Allowance Policy and Schemes
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Niall Cullen
Principal Officer for Child Benefit, Treatment Benefit, Working Family Payment and Maternity Benefit

Assistant Secretary, Regions

Mairin Haran
Mairín Haran
Assistant Secretary, Regions

Direct reports

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Michael Thompson
Principal Officer, Eastern Region
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Regina Higgins
Principal Officer, West/Midlands Region
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Marguerite O'Flaherty
Principal Officer, Northern Region
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Elaine Harold
Principal Officer, Southern Region
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Lisa Doyle/Jim Lynch
Principal Officer, National Processing Team
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Noel Hand
Principal Officer, Community Welfare Service
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Karen Keating
Principal Officer, Operations Support
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Brian Williams
Intreo Services Development and Support

Chief Medical Officer, Medical Review and Assessment

Devesh Singh
Dr Devesh Singh
Chief Medical Officer, Medical Review and Assessment Section

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Teck Tai
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Medical Review and Assessment

Head of Internal Audit (Principal)

Liam Daly
Liam Daly
Principal Officer, Head of Internal Audit (Acting)