Contact Us

Name Telephone E-mail Key Responsibilities Grade
Katherine Licken

+353-1-6782960

 katherine.licken@dcenr.gov.ie Overall management & policy formulation Principal Officer

Kilda Taylor

 +353-1-6782962 kilda.taylor@dcenr.gov.ie

Corporate governance & liaison with EU/IEA

 Assistant Principal Officer
Kevin Broderick +353-1 6782964 kevin.broderick@dcenr.gov.ie Statistical reporting & liaison with EU/IEA Higher Executive Officer
Garry Dalton +353-1-6782965 gary.dalton@dcenr.gov.ie INPC & FOI matters Higher Executive Officer
Danny Lennon/ Maura Begley +353-1-6782966/
6782055		 danny.lennon@dcenr.gov.ie

maura.begley@dcenr.gov.ie		 Statistical reporting Executive Officer/
Executive Officer
Keith Hussey +353-1-6782971 keith.hussey@dcmnr.gov.ie Statistical reporting

Clerical Officer


Key Responsibilities

Katherine Licken (Principal Officer)
  • Policy formulation in regard to the Irish National Petroleum Corporation (INPC) and National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) and management of issues relevant to Department's role as parent.
  • Management of overall arrangements relating to Ireland's international obligations under the EU and International Energy Agency (IEA) with regard to strategic stockholding of oil.
  • Development of oil contingency response arrangements.
Kilda Taylor (Assistant Principal Officer)

  • Corporate governance of INPC and NORA and residual issues relating to INPC arising from the sale of its businesses and commercial assets in 2001.
  • Participation in EU/IEA policy fora.
  • Liaison with EU/IEA on stockholding obligations and development of Bilateral Stockholding Agreement programme.
  • National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006.

Kevin Broderick (Higher Executive Officer)

  • EU/IEA statistical reporting and participation in EU/IEA policy fora.
  • Liaison with EU/IEA on stockholding obligations and development of Bilateral Stockholding Agreement programme.
  • Reviewing/updating oil contingency response arrangements.
  • Audits of oil and consumer companies to ensure compliance with the NORA levy.
Garry Dalton (Higher Executive Officer)

  • Corporate governance relating to the INPC/NORA.
  • Providing assistance in regard to the resolution of outstanding issues arising from the sale of the INPC's businesses and commercial assets in 2001.
  • Freedom of Information Officer.
Danny Lennon/Maura Begley (Executive Officers)

  • Collection and processing of data on oil stocks, consumption and prices and production of regular reports and returns to the EU /IEA.
  • Responses to questionnaires from EU/ IEA and queries from the public
Keith Hussey (Clerical Officer)

  • Provision of regular statistical reports to the EU /IEA on oil stocks, consumption and prices
  • General queries and clerical support to the Division.
  • Updating web page relating to the Division.


Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources,  29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel +353-1-6782000 Fax +353-1-6782449