Role of the Committee

The Finance Committee ensures that the Society’s finances and resources (personnel and facilities) are sufficiently strong to enable it to undertake the operational and capital expenditure, now and in the future, that is needed to ensure that the Society properly serves its members and has adequate accumulated reserves to reinforce its position as a professional body with regulatory, educational and member services roles.

Committee objectives

The objectives of the Committee are as follows:

1. Generating a prudent level of surplus in general activity and education activity areas to provide for current expenditure, future developments and unexpected contingencies.
2. Maintaining the Capital Expenditure, Litigation, LSRA, SMDF and other Funds in a healthy position, to ensure that they can meet demands in the relevant areas.
3. Continuing a programme of strategic investment in facilities and IT projects to ensure maximum efficiency and proper delivery of services and support to members.
4. Ensuring value for money for all operational and project spending.
5. Maintaining the Practising Certificate fee increases in line with inflation in so far as is possible.
6. Effective stewardship and management of the Society’s finances and ensuring proper and orderly management of the Society’s finance function.

Members & Secretary

Chair: Paul Egan SC

Vice-Chair: Richard Hammond SC

Members

• President – Rosemarie Loftus
• Junior Vice-President – Keith Walsh SC
• Chair of ROPC – Shane McCarthy
• Chair of Education – Brendan Cunningham
• Chair of Pension Scheme – Michael Quinlan
• Immediate Past President – Eamon Harrington
• Immediate past Junior Vice-President – Valerie Peart
• 2 Independent members – Julie Herlihy + 1 other TBC
• 3 Ordinary members – Barry MacCarthy, Sonya Lanigan, Garry Clarke

Secretary: Gillian Cregan

Expenses Sub-Committee

Chair: Eamon Harrington

Members

• Julie Herlihy
• Sonya Lanigan
• Austin Slattery

Secretary: Gillian Cregan

Investment Sub-Committee

Chair: Brendan Cunningham

Members

• Paul Egan SC
• Mark Garrett
• Julie Herlihy
• Barry MacCarthy
• Michael Quinlan

Secretary: Glen Newman

Litigation Management Sub-Committee

Chair: Stuart Gilhooly SC

Vice-Chair: Joseph O’Malley

Members

• Niall Connors
• Mark Garrett
• Eamon Harrington
• Conor McDonnell
• Valerie Peart
• Michael Quinlan

Secretary: Glen Newman

President’s Subvention Sub-Committee

Chair: Austin Slattery

Members

Julie Herlihy

Secretary: Gillian Cregan

Contact Us

Please email any queries to the Committee Secretary, Gillian Cregan