Authority Members

The composition of the Authority (i.e. the board) is guided by the requirements of the National Disability Authority Act 1999 , as amended by the Disability Act 2005. The Authority meets six times per year. The current board was appointed in August 2018 and the 4 year term runs until 20 August 2022.

Membership is as follows:

  • Ms Helen Guinan (Chairperson)
  • Mr Brian Callanan
  • Ms Niamh Fawl
  • Ms Aisling Glynn
  • Mr Damian Gordon
  • Ms Martha Griffin
  • Mr Jack Kavanagh
  • Ms Teresa McDonnell
  • Dr Cathal Morgan
  • Ms Deirdre O'Connor
  • Ms Kathryn O’Donoghue
  • Mr Deaglán Ó Briain
  • Vacancy

Membership of the board for the term August 2018 to August 2022 was as follows:

• Ms Helen Guinan (Chairperson)
• Mr Brian Callanan
• Ms Niamh Fawl
• Ms Aisling Glynn
• Mr Damian Gordon
• Ms Martha Griffin
• Mr Jack Kavanagh
• Ms Teresa McDonnell
• Dr Cathal Morgan
• Ms Deirdre O'Connor
• Ms Kathryn O’Donoghue
• Mr Deaglán Ó Briain
• Ms Ruth-Anne Malfa (resigned July 2021)