Dr. Mary Murphy

Dr. Mary Murphy

Professional Career to Date

Having graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1986 (B.A. (Hons) Economics and Sociology), I worked abroad for three years. On return to Ireland I worked for fifteen years in social justice campaigning groups (from 1991 – 1998 I was the Assistant General Secretary, National Organisation of the Unemployed and from 1998 – 2001 I was the National Social Policy Officer, Society of St Vincent De Paul). I represented antipoverty interests in national policy institutions including National Economic and Social Council, National Economic and Social Forum and other national social partnership policy processes. I also served a term (2003-2008) as a Councillor in Dublin City Council where I chaired the Housing community and Social Affairs committee and was a member of the Corporate Policy Group. In 2002 I was awarded a Combat Poverty Agency PHD Scholarship and graduated in 2006 with a PhD - ‘Domestic Constraints on Globalisation: A Case study of Irish Social Security Policy 1986-2006’, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University

 

Research Interests

Primarily working in the field of political sociology, my research interests include globalisation and welfare states, political economy and models of development, the politics of redistribution, power and civil society and gender issues relating to social security and labour market activation. Active research work includes membership of a SANPAD Research Team working on South Africa as a Developmental State, work as the Irish National Expert with the European Network of Experts on Gender and Social Inclusion (EGGSI). In 2011 I was appointed by government to the National Advisory Group on Taxation and Social Welfare.

I continue to be an active advocate for social justice and equality and am a regular media contributor on such issues. A significant part of my active research activity is action research and carried out through civil society and public engagement commitments with groups working in collective collaboration to develop alternative understandings of political economy and systems of governance. To this end I am on the Central Committee of Claiming Our Future, a member and of the Advisory Council of TASC a think tank for action on social change and participate in other civil society initiatives.

• See below for previous research work and participation in research committees and policy processes.

 

Teaching and Other Activities

From 1988-191 I worked as a full time resource worker and literacy/life skills facilitator in Dublin city VEC Youth Reach Programmes and graduated in 1993 with a Graduate Diploma Business Studies Training and Development from DIT and received and Irish Institute of Training and Development Awards. I have developed several training manuals including a community learning manual Economics and Poverty The Links ((with Deirdre Quinlan, 2007, Combat Poverty Agency)

Having taught undergraduate sociology modules through OSCOIL and undertaken occasional lecturing 2001-2006, I began full time lecturing in September 2007 as Lecturer in Irish Politics and Society, Department of Sociology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth where I teach primarily to the undergraduate Politics and Active Citizenship Degree but also on sociology and interdisciplinary masters programmes and structured PHD Programmes. I am External Examiner BA Politics and Public Policy, Department of Politics and International Relations University of Limerick and the Masters in Social Policy in Waterford Institute of Technology

Teaching Subjects include

Globalisation and Welfare States

State and Society

Active Citizenship Service Learning

Political Parties, Electoral Systems and Corruption

Politics and Inequality

Challenges for Irish Politics

Governance

Political Institutions: Theory and Practice

 

Publications and presentations

Peer Reviewed Journals

Mary Murphy (forthcoming) Interests, Institutions and Ideas: explaining Irish social security policy Policy and Politics

Mary Murphy (forthcoming) Irish Civil Society in the Shadow of the Irish State Irish Journal of Sociology No 19 2 173-189

Mary Murphy (2011) A caring society Studies 100 397 pp80-92

Kirby P, and Murphy, M. (2011): ‘Globalisation and Models of State: Debates and Evidence from Ireland’, in New Political Economy, Vol. 16, No. 1, February 2011, pp. 19-39.

Mary Murphy (2010) The Irish Developmental Welfare State; Irish social policy in 2016 Irish Journal of Applied Social Policy Vol 1 Issue 1

Kirby, Peadar and Mary Murphy (2007): ‘Ireland as a “competition state”’, IPEG Papers in Global Political Economy, No 28. http://www.bisa.ac.uk/groups/ipeg/ipegpapers.htm

Murphy Mary and Michele Millar (2007) The Developmental Welfare State: A glass half full? Administration Vol 55 No.3 pp 75-101

Murphy Mary (2002) Social Partnership, Is it the only game in town? in Community Development Journal, Oxford University Press Vol 37, Jan 2002

 

Authored books

Murphy Mary (2008) Studies in Social Policy No 23: Reframing the Irish Activation Debate: accommodating care and safeguarding social rights, The Policy Institute, Trinity College, Dublin

 

Co authored books

Peadar Kirby and Mary Murphy (2011) Towards the Second Republic; Irish Politics after Celtic tiger London, Pluto Ireland. (Click here for information and to purchase)

 

Edited books

Mary Murphy and Deiric O Brion (forthcoming) Public Participation in Public Policy, Power, Participation and Policy, Glasnevin Press, Dublin City University

 

Book chapters

Mary Murphy (2010) Ideas, interests and institutions; A case study of the Irish social security policy community, Hogan John. et al (eds) Irish Business and Society, Dublin, Gill and Macmillan

Mary Murphy (2010) Conclusions, Glimmers of hope for Lisbon 2020? EAPN (2010) Ireland and the European social inclusion strategy: lessons learned and the road ahead Dublin, EAPN

Murphy Mary (2010) Towards a more equitable society: the role of civil society in Cronin Michael et al (eds) Transforming Ireland: Challenges, Resources, Opportunities, Manchester Manchester University Press

Murphy Mary (2009 ) What impact might globalisation have on Irish civil society in O Broin Deiric and Kirby Peadar et al (eds) Power Democracy and Dissent Civil Society and the State in Ireland Dublin, A & A Farmer

Murphy Mary (2007) Working Aged in Cousins Mel (eds) Poverty and Public Policy, Dublin I.P.A.

 

Co authored book chapters

Mary Murphy and Peadar Kirby ( forthcoming) Ch 2 Ireland: Political Economy in Pace Roderick (eds) Small Island States, Globlalisation and Change; Ireland , Iceland Malta and Cyprus, Ashgate Press

Mary Murphy and Peadar Kirby (forthcoming) Ch 3 Ireland: Society and Social Change in Pace Roderick (eds) Small Island States, Globlalisation and Change; Ireland , Iceland Malta and Cyprus, Ashgate Press

Murphy Mary and Adshead Maura (2010) Irish income maintenance University of Limerick Department of Poltiics and International Relations Working Paper

Kirby Peadar and Murphy Mary (2008) The Competition State in Contesting the Irish State, Adshead et al Manchester, Manchester University Press

Murphy Mary and Peadar Kirby (2009 ) State and Civil Society in Ireland Today in O Broin Deiric and Kirby Peadar et al (eds) Power Democracy and Dissent Dublin, A &A Farmer

Murphy Mary and O’Connor Orla (2008) Women and Irish Social Security Policy in Barry Ursula (ed) in Where are we now; New feminist perspectives on women in Contemporary Ireland, Tasc, Dublin New Island Press

Murphy Mary (2006) Towards a Workfare State: implications for local development Jacobsen D, Kirby P and O Broin D (eds) in Emerging from the Shadow of the Celtic Tiger Dublin, New Island Press & TASC

Murphy Mary and O’Flynn Joan (2001) Chapter 2, Politics of Redistribution in Rich and Poor, Perspectives on Tackling Inequality in Ireland, Cantillon et al Dublin, Oak Tree Press

 

Commissioned authored research reports

Mary Murphy and Maria Hegarty (2011) Gender and Crisis Irish Thematic National Report Submitted to EU as contract for Irish national expert 2010 (European Network of Experts on Gender and Social Inclusion (EGGSI)

Mary Murphy and Maria Hegarty (2011) Women and Pensions Irish Thematic National Report Submitted to EU as contract for Irish national expert 2010 (European Network of Experts on Gender and Social Inclusion (EGGSI)

Mary Murphy and Maria Hegarty (2010) Violence against Women Irish Thematic National Report Submitted to EU as contract for Irish national expert 2010 (European Network of Experts on Gender and Social Inclusion (EGGSI)

Mary Murphy and Maria Hegarty (2010) Active Ageing and Gender Equality Policies Irish National Report Submitted to EU as contract for Irish national expert 2010 (European Network of Experts on Gender and Social Inclusion (EGGSI)

Murphy Mary and Peadar Kirby (2008) A better Ireland is possible; Towards an alternative vision for Ireland, Dublin, Community Platform

Murphy Mary and McCashin Tony (2008) Irish pension reform: A gender and antipoverty perspective, Dublin, NWCI

Murphy Mary and Quinlan Deirdre (2007) Common Sense Economics: the links between economic policy and poverty: a manual for community groups, Dublin, CPA

Murphy Mary (2003) A Woman’s Model of Social Welfare Reform, Dublin, National Women’s Council of Ireland

 

Book reviews

Mary Murphy 2011 Privatisation in Ireland: Lessons from a European Economy, Public Administration Journal (2011)

Mary Murphy 2008 Social Insurance in Ireland, Sophia Carey International Journal of Social Welfare, Book Review (2009)

 

Short opinion pieces

Mary Murphy (2010) What would the budget look like if Ireland was a civic republic, The Citizen, Issue 3

Mary Murphy, Niall Crowley and Aidan Lloyd (2010) Challenges for Irish Civil Society The Citizen Issue 3

Mary Murphy (2010) Gendering debate about Irish recession: Women and Poverty in (eds) Women and the Crisis, Conference Proceedings Dublin, May 16th, KLEAR, Kilbarrack, Dublin www.IrishFeministForum.ie

Mary Murphy (2010) Principle of revenue neutrality proves governments lack of vision in Progressive Economy@TASC 2009 Review, www.tascnet.ie

Mary Murphy (2009) The Politics of Cutbacks, Irish Social Policy Association Annual General Meeting, 30th March 2009

Murphy, Mary (2009) Flexicurity Village Magazine , Edition No 3, March 2009 pp 54-57

 

International conference presentations

Mary Murphy 2011 South Africa as a Developmental State: lessons from Ireland presentation at

South Africa as a Developmental State, SANPAD, Durban, South Africa November 20-23

Mary Murphy and Peadar Kirby (2010) Ireland: Political Economy, Society and Social Change presentation to seminar Small Island States, Globlalisation and Change; Ireland, Iceland, Malta and Cyprus, University of Malta, April 2011

Mary Murphy and Su Ming Khoo (2010) Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference Queens University Belfast May 7/8th

Mary Murphy and Peadar Kirby (2010) Ireland: Political Economy, Society and Social Change presentation to seminar Small Island States, Globlalisation and Change; Ireland, Iceland, Malta and Cyprus, University of Malta, April 2010

Mary Murphy (2009) Wealth and Redistribution, Lisbon 2010: the poverty agenda European Anti Poverty Movement Conference, Brussells, 29th May 2009

Mary Murphy 2009 Interests, Institutions and Ideas: the Irish social policy community, British Political Science Association Annual Conference , Irish Panel No 2, Manchester 2nd April 2009 ,

Peadar Kirby and Mary Murphy (2009) Models of State; a case study of Ireland, paper to Globalisation and Europeanisation workshop European Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions May 5th 2009 Lisbon

Mary Murphy and Deiric O’Brion (2009) Rapid a case study of urban governance: metropolitan governance working group European Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions May 5th 2008 Renne, France

Mary Murphy (2009) Ireland as a competition state Europeanisation and Globlisation Nordic Political Science Association Tromso University, Tromso Norway, August 3-5th 2009

Mary Murphy (2006) The politics of blame avoidance a case study of Irish social security cutbacks Blame avoidance workshop European Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions May 5th 2006 Granada Lisbon

 

Irish public seminars and presentations

Mary Murphy 2011 Interculturalism and Equality Ennis Co Clare December 4th 2011

Mary Murphy 2011 Chair Ice land and Ireland round table in Learning from Nordic Models TASC Conference Croke Park 17th November 2011

Mary Murphy 2011 input to launch Towards a Second Republic Irish Politics after the Celtic Tiger, Mansion House November 3rd

Mary Murphy 2011 Political reform: Mobilising power from below to UCD Department of Politics and International Relations, November 2nd 2011 ,

Mary Murphy 2011 Chair Panel Learning from Greece and Spain in Investing in recovery TASC Annual Economics Conference Croke Park 17th October 2011

Mary Murphy 2011 Why we need more than Gender Quotas Feminist Open Forum Gender Quotas Forum Central Hotel Dublin Oct 20th 2011

Mary Murphy 2011 Gendering the Budget Debate National Women’s Council of Ireland Pre Budget Submission , EU Commission Offices, 20th September 2011

Mary Murphy 2011 The Politics of Taxation Labour Youth Seminar on Taxation , Teachers Club, October 1st 2011

Mary Murphy 2011 Towards a Second Republic Irish Politics after the Celtic Tiger Mac Gill Summer School July 23rd Glenties, Co Donegal

Mary Murphy 2011, Lone Parents and Activation Social Welfare Summer School DSP/DSD NUIM 15-19th August 2011

Mary Murphy 2011 Irish Social Policy and Consensus Building input to South Africa as a Developmental States Research Seminar Castleknock Hotel and Country Club 2011 July 4-6 2011

Mary Murphy 2011 Reflections on local political representation in Local government, Participation and Democracy Summer School, University of Limerick May 30th 2011

Mary Murphy ( 2011) Communities in Crisis, GREP, NUIM 23rd Feb

Mary Murphy (2011) 31st Options for Irish Civil Society in Political Options for the Irish Left, Gresham Hotel Dublin, February 5th

 

2010

Mary Murphy (2010) ‘ Enough is Enough’ Panel Reflections, Liberty Hall 10 December 2010

Mary Murphy (2010) Civil society and responses to crisis December 13th Victoria Hotel Cork

Mary Murphy (2010) Gender Quotas Round Table December 9th NUI, Galway

Mary Murphy (2010) Societal Responses to Crisis Republic Institute Dublin November 18th

Mary Murphy ( 2010) Building alternative policy platforms Public Participation in Public Policy Martin Mc Evoy Lecture Series , Bea Orpen Centre, 22nd October 2010

Mary Murphy (2010) Why equality is good for us, September 30th Clare Women’s Adult Education Centre Ennis

Mary Murphy (2010) National Voluntary and Community Forum Nov 13th Ashling Hotel

Mary Murphy (2010) Opening comments, Claiming Our Future, RDS, Dublin 30th October 201

Mary Murphy (2010) Civil Society Responses to Crisis, Towards a second republic Hotel Blanchardstown , 27th September 2010

Mary Murphy( 2010) Equality and Social Inclusion Making the Links , EU year of Social Inclusion Equality Authority, Radisson Hotel Dublin

Mary Murphy (2010) Panel Chairperson, Responding to the Jobs Crisis, Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed Ashling Hotel, 13th October 2010

Mary Murphy (2010) How budgets lobbying works in practice, Irish social policy network Carmichael Centre September 15th 2010

Mary Murphy (2010) Responses to the crisis, Respondant to Michael O Sullivan, ICTU conversations, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin

Mary Murphy (2010) Media and Civil Society in Ireland Carnegie Trust Report, DIT Aungier St June 30th

Mary Murphy (201)0 Reflections on Irish civil society Joseph Rowntree Trust, Jurys Hotel, Dublin 20th June 2010

Mary Murphy (2010) Challenges for Irish Civil Society TASC Round Table, Croke Park Conference Centre, 12 July 2010

Mary Murphy (2010) Is participation the answer? ISSP Summer School 'Participation, Praxis and Policy: Understanding  and Contributing to Society and Economy.' Maynooth 22nd June 2010

Mary Murphy (2010) The politics of unemployment: key note address to Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed Annual Delegate Conference, Kelly’s Hotel, Athlone May 26th 2010

Mary Murphy (2010) Activation and Flexcurity Neoliberalism in Crisis May 6th National University of Ireland Maynooth

Mary Murphy (2010) Chair afternoon panel National Association for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Croke Park Conference Centre April 2010.

Mary Murphy (2010) Equality, an elusive goal or a practical objective in ‘Equality’ Ed Burke Theatre TCD , March 19th 2010

Mary Murphy (2010) Gendering the Irish recession: Women and Poverty presentation to Women and the Crisis, Dublin Irish Feminist Forum. , Dublin, March 13th

Mary Murphy (2010) Is Feidir Linn; From utopian imagination to practical action , Rahaleen Annual Seminar, UL 24th February 2010

 

2009

Mary Murphy (2009) Imagining futures, the road to the Second Republic, Conversations, ISKS seminar, Plassey House , UL 6th December 2008

Mary Murphy (2009) The Cosy Consensus of Irish Policy Making, ISSP Annual Conference, Galway University 5th December 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) Poverty, Power and the Budget The Big Push, F2, Fatima, November 16th 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) Where is the voice of the poor, International day of eradication of poverty, Customs House Dock, Oct 17th 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) Equality, Towards a Better Ireland, SIPTU Biannual Conference Tralee Co Kerry September 25th 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) Deflation and the economy, Towards a Progressive Economic TASC Conference , Dublin City University October 10th

Mary Murphy (2009) Ireland 2016: What way forward for Irish Policy, Boom to Bust Irish social policy in challenging times, School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, September 25th 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) The impact of recession on community groups North side Community Partnership Forum, Le Cheile, Donnycarney, Dublin September 4th 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) Models of activation Social Welfare Summer School, Maynooth Co Kildare 17th August 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) A new vision for an Irish Model of Development, Is Feidir Linn Conference Ashling Hotel Dublin 17th June 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) The contamination theory, Irish state and civil society, The future of the Irish Left, Utopian Studies Conference, Rahaleen Society, University of Limerick, May 1st 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) Integration: a political perspective, Dublin City Development Board Forum on Integration, Chester Beatty Library , Dublin march 11

Mary Murphy (2009) (with Deirdre Quinlan) Economics and poverty: the links Combat Poverty Agency Hotel Issacs, Dublin Jan 13th 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) The Politics of Cutbacks, Irish Social Policy Association Annual General Meeting, 30th March 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) Models of activation Social Welfare Summer School, Maynooth Co Kildare 17th August 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) A new vision for an Irish Model of Development, Is Feidir Linn Conference Ashling Hotel Dublin 17th June 2009

Mary Murphy (2009) The Politics of Cutbacks, Irish Social Policy Association Annual General Meeting, 30th March 2009

 

2008

Mary Murphy (2008) Reflections on the Basic Income debate from an Irish feminist perspective; A feminist alternative to basic income paper to Basic Income Earth Network, World Conference, Dublin, UCD, June 09

Mary Murphy and Peadar Kirby (2008) Models of State; a case study of Ireland, paper to Globalisation and Europeanisation workshop ; Nordic Political Science Association, Tromos Norway, August, 2008

Mary Murphy, M. (2008) ‘Reframing the Irish Activation Debate: Accommodating care and safeguarding social rights and choices’, Policy Institute Blue Paper Seminar, Mansion House Dublin, 23rd January 2008,

Mary Murphy, Kirby, Peadar 2008 . ‘Toward an alternative model of development’ Community Platform Seminar Aungier St Dublin 6th March 208

Mary Murphy and Anthony Mc Cashin,(2008) ‘Pensions what women what a model of pensions that guarantees independence’ National Womens Council of Ireland Pensions Seminar Davenport Hotel Dublin 20th May 2008

Mary Murphy (2008) ‘Lone parents and Activation’, Lone Parents, Options and Choices, Pobal Conference, Clarion Hotel , Lucan September 25th 2008

Mary Murphy (2008) ‘Dublin, Poverty and NGO’s in Ireland’ Workers Educational Association Seminar (Berlin, Germany) Fingal Centre, Dublin, 6th October 2008,

Mary Murphy, (2008) ‘Economic alternatives are possible’, Wexford Building Communities, Making Social Investment work, Wexford Partership, Talbot Hotel, Wexford, 8th November 2008

Mary Murphy (2008) ‘Power, what is and who has it? Department of Applied Social Studies, Community Development Masters Seminar, NUIM 10 November 2008

Murphy, M. (2008) ‘Is politics dying?’ Department of Applied Social Studies Youth and Community Work Seminar, NUIM 14 November 2008

Murphy, M (2009) ‘Developments in Irish civil society anti poverty work’, Barraterie Seminar (Oslo, Norway) Hotel Issacs, Dublin November 18th 2009

 

2007

Mary Murphy (2007) Social innovation and urban governance Urban Politics in Ireland: Reflections on theory and Practice, Political Studies Association of Ireland/Irish Urban Studies, DCU, June 2007

Mary Murphy, (2007) ‘The Irish Flexicurity and Activation debate’Irish Congress of Trade Unions Flexicurity Conference, Croke Park Conference Centre (24th September 2007)

Mary Murphy (2007) .‘Reframing the Irish Activation Debate: accommodating care and safeguarding social rights’ Department of Social and Family Affairs/Department of Social Security -Social Welfare Summer School, Maynooth University (16th August 2007)

Mary Murphy (2007) ‘Reframing the Irish Activation Debate: accommodating care and safeguarding social rights’ Research Seminar Series, Combat Poverty Agency (13th February 2007)

Mary Murphy (2007) The impact of globalisation on the Irish community sector – where is the double movement Community Development and Social Institutions in Ireland, DCU/Tasc, June 2007.

Mary Murphy 2007 Community development: an instrument of social change? Department of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway, January 16th 2007

2006

Mary Murphy (2006) Neo liberalism – ‘Irish style’? (with Peadar Kirby) Irish Political Studies Association Annual Conference, University College Cork, 25th November 2006

Mary Murphy (2006) Who vetoes Irish social security policy? Irish Social Policy Association Annual Conference, Dundalk 18th Oct 2006

Mary Murphy (2006) Towards an emancipatory activation model for lone parents and primary carers Irish Social Policy Association, Post Graduate Research Conference, University of Limerick, July 2006

 

2005

Mary Murphy (2005) Mapping policy communities, the Irish social security policy community, Department of Politics Seminar University of Limerick, December 16th 2005

 

Mary Murphy (2005) From social protection to economic connection: transformation of Irish social security policy Nordubco: Emerging from the shadow of the Celtic tiger: local development seminar Oct 2005

Mary Murphy (2005) Defining and Measuring Commodification of Social Protection: A Framework Irish Social Policy Association, Post Graduate Research Conference, UCD, July 2005

2003

Mary Murphy (2003) A competition state and impacts on social security policy Combat Poverty Agency, Research Seminar Series, March 2003

 

Previous consultancy research work experience

2007 United Nations: Institutions to support social development: Ireland

2007 Galway Partnership – Literature review - concerning lone parents and employment

2007 INOU – resituating policy challenges for groups representing working aged in Ireland

2006 Nordubco – Local governance and the cohesion process - options for partnerships

2003 National Economic and Social Forum - Child Income Support Reforms

2002 Pavee Point - Institutional mechanisms for policy implementation

2002 National Women’s Council Ireland - A Woman’s Model for Social Welfare

2001 Equality Authority - Socio-economic as ground for equality status

2001 Work Research Co-operative - Equality for Women Measure

2001 Trinity College Dublin - Mature Student Access to Science, Maths, Computer Studies

2000 National Economic and Social Forum - Welfare to Work policy paper

 

Previous work in National Policy committees

2001 Reception and Integration Agency (nominated by Minister DSFA)

2001 PPF Adequacy Benchmarking and Indexation/

2001 PPF Refundable Tax Credits Working Group

2001 National Anti-poverty Strategy Overview Committee

2001 CPA National Anti Poverty Network Advisory Group

2000 National and Economic and Social Forum & Chairperson NESF Lone Parents Report

2000 CPA Anti-Poverty Networks Management Committee

2000 Humans Rights Commission Selection Committee (Ministerial nominee)

1998 P2000 Tax Credit Working Group

1996 Strategic Management Initiative, Service Delivery Work Group

1996 NAPS institutional mechanisms working group

1996 Combat Poverty Agency Tax and Welfare Advisory group

1996 Area Development Management Income Maintenance Work Group

1995 National Economic and Social Council (Nominated by an Taoiseach)

1995 NESF Implementation of Commission on Social Welfare Recommendations

1994 National Economic and Social Forum

1994 EU Social Policy Task Force and related Working Groups

Previous Research committees

2002-2005 Advisory Council, The Policy Institute, TCD

2000 - 2002 Combat Poverty Agency, Low Income Research Advisory Committee

1999- 2000 Council for Ageing and Older People Research Advisory Committee

1996-2000 Threshold Housing and Social Policy Research Advisory Committee

1998-2000 Combat Poverty Agency, Economic and Social Policy Committee

 

Policy Committees (served in capacity as elected Dublin City Councillor)

(Chair) 2004-2007 Dublin City Social Inclusion Measures group

Chair 2004-2007 Dublin City Housing, Social and Community Policy Committee

2003 – 2007 Dublin City Development Board

2003-2004 Lord Mayor’s Commission on Crime

2003 – 2007 Finglas Task Force on Drugs

2003 – 2007 Finglas Local Area Partnership