Election Process of National Volunteer Representative to Inter Agency Guidance Team (IGT), 12th October 2019

16 October 2019

The former national volunteer representative on the Inter Agency guidance Team (IGT) Mr. Fergal Conroy, notified the Civil Defence Branch of the Department of Defence that he was stepping down on 26^th July 2019. This was as a result of his appointment as Civil Defence Officer in Roscommon.

It was therefore necessary to select a successor, to ensure volunteers continue to be represented on the IGT.

The IGT was established in 2016 on foot of the publication of the 2015 Government White Paper on Defence. The role of the IGT is to ensure that “Civil Defence services and capabilities are developed in light of the needs of the PRAs under the MEM”. It is also to ensure “that Civil Defence services remain relevant to changing needs at national, regional and local level”.

It has met six times since its establishment in 2016. The next meeting is scheduled for 13^th November 2019.

The draft Circular outlining “arrangements for the election of a volunteer representative on the Civil Defence Inter Agency Guidance Team” was sent to Local Authorities for their observations on 30^th July 2019. Following feedback, the final version (Circular 5/2019) issued to Local Authorities on 22^nd August 2019.

Following the completion of the local representative election process, the following are the returns received per Local Authority Civil Defence Unit:

County Name of Local Volunteer Representative Dublin Paul Morgan Limerick Michael J Ryan Kildare Anthony Doyle Wicklow Ger Keogh Westmeath No volunteer wished to put themselves forward Cavan Verona Fitzpatrick Louth David Yore Meath Shane Quinn Monaghan Desmond Cunningham Donegal No volunteer wished to put themselves forward Leitrim Patrick McGreevy Sligo Philip Bishop Laois No volunteer wished to put themselves forward Longford Paraic Croghan Offaly Pat J Kelly Clare Martin Kelly Tipperary John Crowley Galway Eóin Davy O’Coisdealbha Mayo Fran Power Roscommon Patrick Geraghty Carlow Gerard Doyle Kilkenny No Volunteer wished to put themselves forward Waterford Paul Fitzgerald Wexford Anne Browne Cork City Peter Bowles Cork North Edel Browne Cork West Donal Shorten Cork South Chris Bristow Kerry Brendan Mulvihill

The national meeting of local authority volunteer representatives took place in Civil Defence Headquarters, Roscrea on Saturday 12^th October 2019. Following the ballot, Mr. Shane Quinn (Meath Civil Defence) was chosen to represent volunteers on the IGT.

The Civil Defence Branch of the Department of Defence congratulates Shane on his successful election.

We wish him well for his two year term as a member of the IGT and look forward to working with him on issues of strategic policy for the organisation. The Deputy National Volunteer is Verona Fitzpatrick (Cavan Civil Defence) and she will deputise for Shane if/when he is not available to attend an IGT meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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