Public Affairs Ireland
(vii) Met Éireann Met Éireann is the national meteorological service. Its mission is to monitor, analyse and predict Ireland’s weather and climate and to provide meteorological and related information. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Director: Liam Campbell Assistant Director: Eoin Moran Head (General Forecasting Division): Gerald Fleming Deputy Head: Evelyn Cusack Head (Applications Development): Kieran Commins Principal Meteorological Officer: Aidan Kelly Head (Administration and Training Division): Joseph Bourke Principal Meteorological Officer: Séamus Daltún Head (Customer Service Division): Vacant Head (Climatology and Observations Division): Liam Keegan Senior Climatologist: Séamus Walsh Meteorologists: Mary Curley, Conor Daly Principal Meteorological Officer: David Fitzgerald Head (Instrumentation and Environmental Monitoring Division): Vacant Principal Meteorological Officer: Tom Bannon
(viii) Community - Assistant Secretary: Rita McNulty • ����������������������������������� Rural Development (EU and National) - Principal: Finola Moylette - Assistant Principal: Noreen Finnegan • ������������������������������������ Community & Voluntary Supports and Programmes - Principal: Don Sexton - Assistant Principals: Pat Boyle, Sean McLaughlin (Dublin) • ����������������������������������� The Local & Community Development Programme - Principal: Cloghagh McDonnell - Assistant Principals: David Dalton, Karen Flynn (Dublin) • ���������������������������� Community/Local Government Alignment, N/S, LG Services - Principal: Aidan O’Reilly - Assistant Principal: Mary Clarke • �������������������� Inspection Services - Senior Inspector: Paul McGoldrick - Agricultural Inspectors: Tim Daly (Galway), Garry O’Donnell (Cavan)
Agencies and Associated Bodies Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly The Square Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon Tel: 094 9862970 Fax: 094 9862973 Email: info@bmwassembly.ie Website: www.bmwassembly.ie Director: Gerry Finn Chairperson: Cyril Burke The BMW Assembly was one of two Regional Assembly established in 1999 by the Irish Government for the distribution of EU Structural Funds. For the 2007-2013 funding period the BMW region no longer qualifies for Objective 1 funding (having a GDP per capita above 75% of the EU average) and qualifies instead as a phasing-in region for Objective 2 funding (Regional Competitiveness and Employment Objective). The assembly comprises 29 members nominated by 14 constituent local authorities.
Bord Pleanála 64 Marlborough St. Dublin 1 Tel: 01 8588100 (LoCall: 1890 275 175) Fax: 01 8722684 Email: bord@pleanala.ie Website: www.pleanala.ie Chairperson: Mary Kelly Chief Executive: Padraic Thornton An Bord Pleanála was established in 1977. It is responsible for the determination of appeals under the Planning and Development Acts, 2000 to 2004, the Building Control Act, 1990, the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts, 1977 and 1990 and the Air Pollution Act, 1987.
Border Regional Authority Corlurgan Business Park, Ballinagh Road, Cavan Tel: 049 4362600 Fax: 049 4326434 Email: borderregion@eircom.net Website: www.border.ie Director: Matt Donnelly Chairperson: Andrew Boylan The Border Regional Authority was established in 1994 along with the other eight regional authorities.
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