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Annual Report 2007 - Board Staff & Structure
Head Office Executive Staff
Chief Executive Officer: Moling Ryan
Director of Legal Aid: Frank Brady
Director of Human Resources: Pat Fitzsimons
Director of Operations: Eileen Bowden
Director of Corporate Services: Feargal Ó Brolcháin
Professional Liaison Officer: John McDaid
Financial Controller: Joan Enright
Secretary to the Board: Clare Kelly
Auditors: Comptroller and Auditor General
Solicitors: Mason Hayes and Curran
Head Office:
Quay St.
Cahirciveen
Co. Kerry
Phone: 066 947100
LoCall: 1890 615200
Fax: 066 9471035
Dublin Office:
47 Upper Mount St.
Dublin 2
Phone: 01 6441900
Fax: 01 6623661
Website: www.legalaidboard.ie
Structure
The Board has an approved staff complement of 384 in total. The main service delivery is provided by staff in law centres. This complement includes 109 solicitors along with paralegal and administrative staff. Support for the delivery of the Board’s core business is provided by the administrative staff in the various head office units, as outlined below.
The statutory Board is appointed by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and has responsibility for:
> the strategic direction of the organisation
> determining policy and monitoring its implementation
> overseeing the proper and effective management of the organisation
> monitoring the implementation of effective financial procedures and providing accountability
> approving and monitoring budgets, and
> making certain reserved decisions.
The Board normally consists of a Chairperson and twelve ordinary members, two of these members must be practising barristers, two practising solicitors, and two must be representatives of the staff.
The Administrative Structures of the Board are headed by a Chief Executive who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Board, and for the execution of Board policies. The Chief Executive reports directly to the Statutory Board.
The Chief Executive delegates the appropriate responsibilities to each of the directors, who report to him. These functions include the overall management of the provision of legal aid, human resources function, the IT function and various other corporate support functions.
The Management functions associated with the day-to-day running of the law centres are discharged by Managing Solicitors in each Law Centre. These Managing Solicitors, along with Professional Liaison Officer, report to the Director of Legal Aid.
The main service delivery is provided by staff in law centres. Support for the delivery of the Board’s core business is provided by the administrative staff in the various head office units.
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