Designated public officials (Lobbying Act)

Purpose of this list

  1. To help the public identify the officials who are designated under the Act.
  2. To assist lobbyists completing returns to the Register of Lobbyists.

Designated public officials of the Courts Service

Name: Angela Denning
Job title: Chief Executive Officer
Area of responsibility: Chief Executive Officer

Name: Tom Ward
Job title: Assistant Secretary
Area of responsibility: Offices of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court

Name: Nina Brennan
Job title: Assistant Secretary
Area of responsibility: Offices of the Circuit Court, District Court, Central Criminal Court and Special Criminal Court; Courts Service regional offices

Name: John Cleere
Job title: Assistant Secretary
Area of responsibility: Finance (including Courts Service Vote and court funds); procurement; risk management

Name: Owen Harrison
Job title: Assistant Secretary
Area of responsibility: Information and Communications Technology; information services

Name: Emer Darcy
Job title: Assistant Secretary
Area of responsibility: Reform of court legislation; modernisation of court rules, practices and procedures; support for court rules committees; library services; judicial research support; organisation development and training; media relations; provision of information

Name: Anne Heenan
Job title: Probate Officer
Area of responsibility: Probate Office of the High Court; issue of grants of probate and letters of administration