Public Affairs Ireland Principal Officer: Vacant Assistant Principal: Carmel Fields Energy Efficiency and Affordability Principal Officer: St John O’Connor Assistant Principal: Eamonn Confrey Energy Attaché: Michael Goodwin (Brussels)
(ii) Corporate Division
Corporate units are concerned with the internal workings of the department and comprise of: • Accounts, which is based in Elm House, Earlsvale Road, Cavan • Appointments/Jobs Human Resources, which is based in Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 • Corporate Services Accommodation and Health and Safety • Purchase to Pay and Travel Desk, which is based in Elm House, Earlsvale Road, Cavan • Finance and Planning, which is based in Elm House, Earlsvale Road, Cavan • Information Systems (IT), which is based in Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 • Internal Audit Unit, which is based in Elm House, Earlsvale Road, Cavan • Co-ordination Unit (EU, North/South, Domestic Policy and Disability), which is based in Elm House, Earlsvale Road, Cavan • Freedom of Information Unit which is based in Elm House, Earlsvale Road, Cavan • Staff Development Unit, which is based in Elm House, Earlsvale Road, Cavan • Strategic Change Unit, which is based in Elm House, Earlsvale Road, Cavan - • - - • - - • - - •
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Assistant Secretary: Michael Manley Human Resources Principal Officer: Patricia Cronin Assistant Principal: Ciara Bates Corporate Finance and Planning (incl. Finance Management, Evaluation and Compliance, Accounts) Principal Officer: Brian Carroll Assistant Principals: Anne Ward; Brian Walsh Staff Development/Strategic Change/ Corporate Governance: Principal Officer: Denis Maher Assistant Principal: Caroline Henry; John Donohoe Corporate Services (incl. Accommodation, Health and Safety, Purchase to Pay, Travel Desk, Decentralisation, FOI and Co-ordination, North/South, EU, Disability): Principal Officer: Denis Maher Assistant Principals: Fintan McPhillips; Frank O’Brien
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Internal Audit Head of Unit: Ronan Tiernan Information Systems Principal Officer: Patricia Cronin Assistant Principals: Valerie McIlwee
(iii) Communications & Broadcasting Division
This division aims to develop a policy and legislative framework to facilitate the provision of quality broadcasting services in Ireland, and to optimise the opportunities presented by the emerging technologies for the provision of new Irish-based broadcasting services. The division also seeks to ensure that the approach taken to issues arising from the convergence of telecommunications and broadcasting will optimise the contribution of broadcasters, programme makers, other product generators, infrastructure operators and other participants in broadcasting-related activities to the development of the Information Society in Ireland. The division’s core policy objective is “to contribute to sustained macro-economic growth and competitiveness and ensure that Ireland is best placed to avail of the emerging opportunities provided by the information and knowledge society, by promoting investment in state of the art infrastructures, by providing a supportive legislative and regulatory environment and by developing a leading edge research and development reputation in the information, communications and digital technologies.” The structure of the division is: • Assistant Secretaries: Katherine Licken (Communications); Eamonn Molloy (Broadcasting) • Broadcasting Policy - Principal Officer: Éanna Ó Conghaile - Assistant Principals: Neasa Lehane; Jeny O’Hora; Richard Browne - Staff Engineer: Susan Fleming • Communications (Business & Technology): - Director: Roger O’Connor - Telecommunication Adviser/Specialist: Aidan Ryan - Staff Engineer: Rory Hinchy • Communications (Development) - Principal Officer: Dave Hanley - Assistant Principals: Sean Griffin; Finola Rossi; Derek Byrne - Staff Engineer: Caoimhin Smith • Knowledge Society - Principal Officer: Dave Hanley - Assistant Principals: Albert Jordan; Tim O’Sullivan • Communications Policy Division - Principal Officer: Kenneth Spratt
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