Social Welfare Tribunal Board Members
Name of Member |
Nominated by |
Date of Appointment |
Date of Expiry |
Mr. Colin Walker (Chairperson) |
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection |
05/10/2015 |
04/10/2018 |
Ms. Mary Connaughton |
Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation |
05/10/2015 |
04/10/2018 |
Mr. Don O'Higgins |
Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation |
05/10/2015 |
04/10/2018 |
Mr. Fergus Whelan |
Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
05/10/2015 |
04/10/2018 |
Ms. Chris Rowland |
Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
05/10/2015 |
04/10/2018 |
The chairperson and 4 ordinary members were appointed on 5th October 2015.
All appointments are due for renewal on 4th October 2018.
Enquiries
Enquiries relating to the Social Welfare Tribunal may be directed to:
The Secretary of the Social Welfare Tribunal,
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection,
Gandon House,
Amiens Street,
Dublin 1.
Tel: (01) 704 3536
Freedom of Information requests can be forwarded to:
Freedom of Information Unit
Social Welfare Services Office
Shannon Lodge
Carrick-on-Shannon
Co Leitrim
foi@welfare.ie
FOI Disclosure Log:
In the last three years there have been no FOI requests directly relating to the Tribunal.
The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 - Social Welfare Tribunal
There were no protected disclosures made to the Social Welfare Tribunal in 2014, 2015 or 2016.