Advisory Committees

ELI Advisory Committees

NCI takes full responsibility for the financial, management, contractual, reporting and governance requirements of ELI. It has proactively embraced the highest standards of corporate governance including the Statement for Guiding Principles for Fundraising, Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, Child Safeguarding Statement, GDPR and The Governance Code. NCI does not charge any central overheads to ELI and has absorbed historical deficits between the funding available and the cost of delivering ELI programmes and services. The generous commitment of Fr. Leonard Moloney S.J., Chairperson of NCI’s Governing Body; Gina Quin, President of NCI; and other members of NCI’s Governing Body and Executive Board has been critical to the success of ELI in improving outcomes for children and young people in the area. Membership in NCI’s Governing Body is listed below.

ELI is a discreet centre within NCI with its own dedicated staff and Advisory Committees. The leadership and expertise shown by Frank Ryan, Chairperson of the ELI Advisory Committee and ABC Steering Group; Dan O’Connor, Chairperson of the ELI Development Committee; Mary Doyle, Chairperson of National Steering Group and the other members of the ELI Advisory Committee, ABC Steering Group, Research and Development Committees have been invaluable in the development of ELI. We thank them for their continued advice, guidance and support. More information is available in ELI’s End of Year Report

ELI Annual Report 2022-2023

ELI’s Advisory Committee as of June 2023 is set out below:

Chairperson - Ms Mary Doyle, ELI Advisory Committee
Gina Quin, President NCI
Donnchadh Ó Madagáin, NCI Finance Director
Dr Josephine Bleach, Director of Early Learning Initiative
Ms Sheila Nunan, NCI Governing Body
Mr Dan O'Connor, Chair of ELI's Development Committee
Mr Joe O’Reilly, Founder and Executive Chairman of Chartered Land
Mr Sean Reilly, Executive Chairman Alcove Properties
Ms Denise Hall, ELI Advisory Committee
Mr Tom O'Connor, ELI Advisory Committee
Mr Brian Hatton, ELI Advisory Committee

ABC Steering Group as of June 2023 is set out below:

Chairperson - TBC
Donnchadh Ó Madagáin, NCI Finance Director
Niall Heneghan, Principal
Dr Josephine Bleach, Director of Early Learning Initiative
Brigina O'Riordan, ELI Assistant Director Dublin Inner City Programmes
John Peelo, Tusla Northside Representative
Denise Hevey, Early Years Representative
Lorraine Doherty, Tusla Southside Representative
Angela Nolan, Assistant Director of Public Health Nursing. PHN Representative.
Alison McCormack, Community Representative
Tom O’ Brien, Early Years Representative
Denise McDonnell, Community Representative
Geraldine Duff, Senior Speech and Language Therapist

ELI National Steering Group as of June 2023 is set out below:

Chairperson - Interim Chairperson - Ms Margaret Kernan, Head of Programmes, ICDI Netherlands
Ms Christina McCann, Consultant, GreenFridaysForFuture
Ms Alexandra Alcala, Research Lead, Early Learning Initiative
Mr Tony White, Former Member of NCI Governing Body & ELI Advisory Committee
Ms Lisa Fox, Director of Risk Assessment, Deloitte
Ms Margaret Kernan, Head of Programmes, ICDI Netherlands
Mr Jimmy Hill, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Research, NCI
Dr Josephine Bleach, Director of Early Learning Initiative
Ms Lána Cummins, Assistant Director, Early Learning Initiative