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Acesa Membership

There are two types of membership of ACESA – Full and Alumni.

Full membership is open to current CEOs/CEO equivalents of both commercial and non- commercial state agencies.

Alumni membership is open to former CEOs who held ACESA membership for at least 4 years.

The memo and arts of ACESA explains in section 2.1 – 2.3 the criteria for membership. To examine, please download the memo and arts here: Memo & Arts ACESA March 2022

To apply for full membership of ACESA, please follow this link: FULL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

To apply for Alumni membership of ACESA, please follow this link: ALUMNI MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

If you have any queries, contact Dermot Ryan, dermot@acesa.ie

Current Members of ACESA

Agency

Name

Website

Abbey Theatre

Mark O'Brien

https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/

Adoption Authority of Ireland

Colm O'Leary

http://www.aai.gov.ie

Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority

Susanna Lyons

https://www.ahbregulator.ie/

The Arts Council

Maureen Kennelly

http://www.artscouncil.ie

Bord Bia

Jim O'Toole

https://www.bordbia.ie/

Bord Iascaigh Mhara

Caroline Bocquel

http://www.bim.ie

An Bord Pleanála

Oonagh Buckley

https://www.pleanala.ie/en-ie/home

Charities Regulatory Authority

Helen Martin

http://www.charitiesregulatoryauthority.ie

Chester Beatty

Fionnuala Croke

http://www.cbl.ie

Citizens Information Board

Graham Long

http://www.citizensinformationboard.ie

Coimisiún na Meán

Jeremy Godfrey

https://www.cnam.ie/

Commission for Aviation Regulation

Cathy Mannion

http://www.aviationreg.ie/

Commission for Communications Regulation

Garrett Blaney

http://www.comreg.ie

Commission for Railway Regulation

Brian Higgisson

https://www.crr.ie/

Commission for Regulation of Utilities

Jim Gannon

http://www.cru.ie

Commissioners of Irish Lights

Yvonne Shields

http://www.cil.ie

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Brian McHugh

http://www.tca.ie

Corporate Enforcement Authority

Ian Drennan

https://cea.gov.ie/

CORU

Margaret Hynds O'Flanagan

http://www.coru.ie

The Courts Service of Ireland

Angela Denning

http://www.courts.ie

The Dental Council of Ireland

David O'Flynn

http://www.dentalcouncil.ie/

Design and Crafts Council of Ireland

Rosemary Steen

https://www.dccoi.ie/

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

Eucharia Meehan

https://www.dias.ie

Economic and Social Research Institute

Alan Barrett

http://www.esri.ie/

Education and Training Boards Ireland

Paddy Lavelle

http://www.etbi.ie

Educational Research Centre

John Regan

https://www.erc.ie/

Environmental Protection Agency

Laura Burke

http://www.epa.ie

Failte Ireland

Paul Kelly

http://www.failteireland.ie/

Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Pamela Byrne

http://www.fsai.ie

Forensic Science Ireland

Chris Enright

http://www.forensicscience.ie

Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland

Anne Marie Caulfield

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Aileen Healy

http://www.gardaombudsman.ie

Grangegorman Development Agency

Ger Casey

https://ggda.ie

Health and Safety Authority

Mark Cullen

http://www.hsa.ie

Health Insurance Authority

Laura Brien

https://www.hia.ie/

Health Products Regulatory Authority

Lorraine Nolan

http://www.hpra.ie

Health Research Board

Mairéad O'Driscoll

www.http://hrb.ie

Heritage Council

Virginia Teehan

http://www.heritagecouncil.ie

HIQA

Angela Fitzgerald

http://www.hiqa.ie

Housing Agency

Bob Jordan

http://www.housing.ie

Housing Finance Agency

Barry O’Leary

http://www.hfa.ie

Inland Fisheries Ireland

Francis O'Donnell

http://www.fisheriesireland.ie

Insolvency Service of Ireland

Michael D McNaughton

http://www.isi.gov.ie

Institute of Public Administration

Helen Brophy

http://www.ipa.ie

Institute of Public Health

Suzanne Costello

https://publichealth.ie/

International Protection Appeals Tribunal

Hilkka Becker

http://www.protectionappeals.ie/

Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority

Kevin Prendergast

http://www.iaasa.ie

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Orla O'Brien

http://www.ibts.ie

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

Deirdre Malone

http://www.ihrec.ie

Irish Prison Service

Caron McCaffrey

https://www.irishprisons.ie

Law Reform Commission

Richard Barrett

https://www.lawreform.ie/

Legal Aid Board

Joan Crawford

http://www.legalaidboard.ie

Legal Services Regulatory Authority

Brian Doherty

http://www.lsra.ie/

Local Government Management Agency

Paul Dunne

http://www.lgma.ie

Marine Institute

Paul Connolly

https://www.marine.ie/

Maritime Area Regulatory Authority

Laura Brien

https://www.maritimeregulator.ie/

Medical Council

Leo Kearns

https://www.medicalcouncil.ie/

Mental Health Commission

John J Farrelly

http://www.mhcirl.ie

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

Arlene Forster

http://www.ncca.ie

National Council for Special Education

John Kearney

http://www.ncse.ie

National Disability Authority

Dr Aideen Hartney

http://www.nda.ie

National Gallery of Ireland

Sean Rainbird

http://www.nationalgallery.ie

National Library of Ireland

Audrey Whitty

http://www.nli.ie

National Museum of Ireland

Lynn Scarff

http://www.museum.ie

National Oil Reserves Agency

Pat Meehan

http://www.nora.ie

National Shared Services Office

Bernie Kelly

https://www.nsso.gov.ie/home-3/

National Standards Authority of Ireland

Geraldine Larkin

http://www.nsai.ie

National Transport Authority

Anne Graham

http://www.nationaltransport.ie/

Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland

Sheila McClelland

http://www.nursingboard.ie

Oberstown Children Detention Campus

Damien Hernon

https://www.oberstown.com/

Office of the Inspector of Prisons

Mark Kelly

http://www.inspectorofprisons.gov.ie/

Office of the Ombudsman

Elaine Cassidy

http://www.ombudsman.gov.ie

Office of the Planning Regulator

Niall Cussen

https://www.opr.ie/

Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery

Carol Boate

http://www.rnl.ie

Parole Board

Ciairín de Buis

https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/parole-board/

Personal Injuries Assessment Board

Rosalind Carroll

http://www.injuriesboard.ie

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland

Joanne Kissane

http://www.thepsi.ie

Pobal

Anna Shakespeare

https://www.pobal.ie/

Policing Authority

Helen Hall

http://www.policingauthority.ie/

Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council

Richard Lodge

http://www.phecit.ie

Private Security Authority

Paul Scallan

http://www.psa.gov.ie

Probation Service

Mark Wilson

http://www.probation.ie/

Property Services Regulatory Authority

Maeve Hogan

http://www.psr.ie

Public Appointments Service

Margaret McCabe

https://publicjobs.ie

Quality and Qualifications Ireland

Padraig Walsh

http://www.qqi.ie

Residential Tenancies Board

Niall Byrne

http://www.prtb.ie

Road Safety Authority

Sam Waide

http://www.rsa.ie

Safefood

Gary Kearney

https://www.safefood.eu/

Sea Fisheries Protection Authority

Paschal Hayes

http://www.sfpa.ie

Skillnet

Paul Healy

http://www.skillnetireland.ie

SOLAS

Andrew Brownlee

http://www.solas.ie

Special EU Programmes Body

Gina McIntyre

https://www.seupb.eu/

Sport Ireland

Una May

https://www.sportireland.ie/

State Examinations Commission

Andrea Feeney

http://www.examinations.ie

State Laboratory

Barbara O'Leary

http://www.statelab.ie

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

William Walsh

http://www.seai.ie

Tailte Éireann

Liam O'Sullivan

https://www.tailte.ie/

Teaching Council

Dr Lynn Ramsey

http://www.teachingcouncil.ie

Teagasc

Frank O'Mara

https://www.teagasc.ie/

Tourism Ireland

Alice Manseragh

http://www.ireland.com

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Peter Walsh

http://www.tii.ie

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Tomás Ó Siocháin

https://udaras.ie

Unfair Trading Practices Enforcement Authority

Niamh Lenehan

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/587e9-unfair-trading-practices-enforcement-authority/

Veterinary Council of Ireland

Niamh Muldoon

http://vci.ie/

Water Safety Ireland

Dr Joanne Walsh

http://www.iws.ie

Waterways Ireland

John McDonagh

http://www.waterwaysireland.org