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The Council

The Council is multi-stakeholder. It is made up for 25 people drawn from five sectors;
  • the State sector,
  • economic sectors,
  • environmental NGOs,
  • social/community NGOs
  • the professional/academic sector

Comhar’s council members are appointed by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, for a period of three years, on the basis of nominations made by a range of bodies. The council meets four times a year at plenary. Minutes from the plenaries are available on the website in the documents section.

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government also appoints the Chairperson of Comhar. The current chairperson of Comhar is Professor Frank Convery.

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Council Members

Frank Convery

Prof Frank Convery

Chairman

Comhar, Sustainable Development Council

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John Mc Carthy

Mr John Mc Carthy

Pillar 1 – State/Public Sector

Environmental Network of Government Departments

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Matt Crowe

Mr Matt Crowe

Pillar 1 – State/Public Sector

Environmental Protection Agency

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Mary Stack

Ms Mary Stack

Pillar 1 – State/Public Sector

Failte Ireland

E: mary.stack(AT)failteireland.ie

T: +353 1 8847201

         
Jackie Maguire

Ms Jackie Maguire

Pillar 1 – State/Public Sector

Organisation of Local Authority Managment (Leitrim County Council)

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Shirley Clerkin

Ms Shirley Clerkin

Pillar 1 – State/Public Sector

The Heritage Council (Monaghan County Council)

E: heritage(AT)monaghancoco.ie

T: +353 47 73722

         
Claire Penny

Dr Claire Penny

Pillar 2 – Economic Sectors

Business in the Community (IBM)

E: pennycla(AT)ie.ibm.com

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Finola McDonnell

Ms Finola McDonnell

Pillar 2 – Economic Sectors

Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation

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Emer Dunne

Ms Emer Dunne

Pillar 2 – Economic Sectors

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

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Pat Farrell

Mr Pat Farrell

Pillar 2 – Economic Sectors

Irish Farmers’ Association

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Mairead Cirillo

Ms Mairead Cirillo

Pillar 2 – Economic Sectors

Small Firms Association (Environmental Business Advice)

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Jack O

Mr Jack O'Sullivan

Pillar 3 – Environmental NGOs

Irish Environmental Network

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Frank Corcoran

Mr Frank Corcoran

Pillar 3 – Environmental NGOs

Irish Environmental Network (An Taisce)

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David Korowicz

Mr David Korowicz

Pillar 3 – Environmental NGOs

Irish Environmental Network (Feasta)

E: dkorowicz(AT)yahoo.com

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Molly Walsh

Ms Molly Walsh

Pillar 3 – Environmental NGOs

Irish Environmental Network (Friends of the Earth)

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Pat Finnegan

Mr Pat Finnegan

Pillar 3 – Environmental NGOs

Irish Environmental Network (Grian)

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Ann Irwin

Ms Ann Irwin

Pillar 4 – Social / Community NGOs

Community Workers Co-op

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Niamh Garvey

Ms Niamh Garvey

Pillar 4 – Social / Community NGOs

Dochas (Trocaire)

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Seamus Boland

Mr Seamus Boland

Pillar 4 – Social / Community NGOs

Irish Rural Link

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Elaine Nevin

Ms Elaine Nevin

Pillar 4 – Social / Community NGOs

National Youth Council of Ireland (ECO UNESCO)

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Sean Healy

Fr Sean Healy

Pillar 4 – Social / Community NGOs

Social Justice Ireland

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Ciaran Byrne

Dr Ciaran Byrne

Pillar 5 – Professional / Academic Sector

Royal Dublin Society (Central Fisheries Board)

E: ciaran.byrne(AT)cfb.ie

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Sue Scott

Dr Sue Scott

Pillar 5 – Professional / Academic Sector

Royal Irish Academy (ESRI)

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Ray  Bates

Prof Ray Bates

Pillar 5 – Professional / Academic Sector

Royal Irish Academy (UCD)

E: ray.bates(AT)ucd.ie

T: +353 1 7162421

         
Vincent O

Prof Vincent O'Flaherty

Pillar 5 – Professional / Academic Sector

Royal Irish Academy (UGC)

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Deirdre McGrath

Ms Deirdre McGrath

Pillar 5 – Professional / Academic Sector

Royal Town Planning Institute (Limerick County Council)

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