Advisory Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency

Advisory Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency

Legal basis: Environmental Protection Agency Act No. 7 of 1992, Section 27
Maximum Number of Positions: 12
Gender Balance Numbers: Female (10), Male (3)
Gender Balance Percentage: Female (77%), Male (23%)
Notes: 12 members of which: One is EPA Director General, ex-officio, appointed by Government, who also chairs Committee (or Deputy DG, in absence of, or vacancy of post of DG) Of the other 11 members, 7 are appointed by MCCAE from among nominations made by bodies prescribed under the Act, and 4 are appointed directly by MCCAE. Term: 3 years

NameFirst AppointedReappointedExpiry DatePosition typeBasis of appointment
Aebhín Cawley01/07/201930/06/2022MemberMinisterial
Dr Aoife Foley18/02/202117/02/2024MemberMinisterial appointment
Laura Burke08/11/201105/12/201904/12/2022ChairpersonGovernment Reappointment (ex officio)
Laure Marignol (Dr)01/07/201930/06/2022MemberDesignated Nominating Body
Mr Brendan Dunford18/02/202117/02/2024MemberDesignated Nominating Body
Mr Thomas Cooney18/02/202117/02/2024MemberDesignated Nominating Body
Ms Elaine Mahon18/02/202117/02/2024MemberDesignated Nominating Body
Ms Elaine Nevin13/02/201318/02/202117/02/2024MemberMinisterial appointment
Ms Sadhbh O’Neil18/02/202117/02/2024MemberDesignated Nominating Body
Ms Yvonne Mullooly18/02/202117/02/2024MemberMinisterial appointment
Professor Frances Lucy18/02/202117/02/2024MemberDesignated Nominating Body
Professor John Wegner18/02/202117/02/2024MemberDesignated Nominating Body
Sharon Finnegan19/04/202118/04/2026DirectorEx-Officio

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