The Government this week has accepted the recommendation of the Minister for Defence, Mr. Tony Killeen, T.D., to nominate David J. O’Callaghan for appointment by the President as Chairman of the Central Council of the Irish Red Cross Society.
Mr O’Callaghan is a former Secretary General of the Department of Defence, from 1995 to 2004. He previously held the post of Assistant Secretary in that Department from 1993 to 1995 and prior to that was Personnel Manager in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. He is Chairman of the Management Board of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management and Chairman of the Integrated Ticketing Project Board.
The Irish Red Cross Society is an independent charitable organisation with full powers to manage and administer its affairs through its governing body, the Central Council. The Central Council of the Irish Red Cross Society consists of members elected from the Society’s Areas and members nominated by the Government.
Minister Killeen said “I am very grateful to Mr O’Callaghan for having agreed to take on the role of Chairman of the Irish Red Cross and oversee the reform process.”
Mr O’Callaghan is a former Secretary General of the Department of Defence, from 1995 to 2004. He previously held the post of Assistant Secretary in that Department from 1993 to 1995 and prior to that was Personnel Manager in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. He is Chairman of the Management Board of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management and Chairman of the Integrated Ticketing Project Board.
The Irish Red Cross Society is an independent charitable organisation with full powers to manage and administer its affairs through its governing body, the Central Council. The Central Council of the Irish Red Cross Society consists of members elected from the Society’s Areas and members nominated by the Government.
Minister Killeen said “I am very grateful to Mr O’Callaghan for having agreed to take on the role of Chairman of the Irish Red Cross and oversee the reform process.”
