DAERA's Departmental Board
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Departmental Board
Departmental Board Members
The Departmental Board (DB) consists of the following members:
Chair
Mrs Katrina Godfrey, Permanent Secretary and Departmental Accounting Officer.
Executive Members
- Mr Brian Dooher, Head of Veterinary Service and Animal Health Group
- Mr Martin McKendry, Acting Head of Food, Farming and Rural Affairs Group
- Mr Paul Donnelly, Acting Head of Strategic Planning and Corporate Services Group
- Mrs Fiona McCandless, Head of Estates Transformation and Windsor Framework Implementation Group
- Mrs Tracey Teague, Head of Climate Change and Science Innovation Group
- Mr David Reid, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
- Mrs Julie Thompson, Head of Environment, Marine and Fisheries Group
- Mr Roger Downey, DAERA Finance Director
Non-Executive Members
- Mr Bill Cargo
- Mr Shane Lynch
- Dr Mike Johnston
More useful links
- Departmental Board Operating Framework (currently under review)
- Departmental Board - register of interests
- Details of acceptance of outside business appointments, employment or self-employment by civil servants after leaving the NI Civil Service
Departmental Board - minutes of meetings
- Minutes of meetings 2025
- Minutes of meetings 2024
- Minutes of meetings 2023
- Minutes of meetings 2022
- Minutes of meetings 2021
- Minutes of meetings 2020
- Minutes of meetings 2019
- Minutes of meetings 2018
- Minutes of meetings 2017
- Minutes of meetings 2016
Departmental Board Committees
- Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC)
- Capacity and Capability Committee
- Finance and Major Projects Committee
DAERA Publication Scheme
The Department has in place a Publication Scheme to ensure it meets its responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act. This requires all public bodies to have a scheme in place. In order to meet these obligations the minutes and agendas of DB meetings and its committees, with delegated responsibility, have to be published.