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Orlaigh Quinn

Secretary General, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

 

  • Location: Dublin, Ireland

Dr Orlaigh Quinn was appointed Secretary General of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in 2016.  Her role is to support Government and lead the Department and its offices and agencies in encouraging the creation of high quality and sustainable full employment; by championing innovation and enterprise, supporting and incentivising a competitive enterprise base, promoting trade and fair and competitive employment and markets. 

Prior to her current role, she was as Assistant Secretary, Head of Reform in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform where she led on public sector reform, civil service renewal and government reform. She has also worked in severalother public sector organisations, including the Department of Social Protection as HR Director, Head of National Pensions and EU/International Affairs; the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht and the Central Statistics Office. At international level, she has worked for the European Commission, as an expert on employment and social policy.  

She is a former Visiting Research Fellow of Trinity College Dublin and holds a Masters in Public Management and a Doctorate in Governance from Queen’s University Belfast. She is the author of two books on public policy topics. 

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