Chairperson: Paul Morrin, Assistant Director General, Central Statistics Office
Secretary: Caroline Barrett, Assistant Principal, Central Statistics Office
The National Data Infrastructure (NDI) Champions Group, chaired by the CSO with representatives from all Departments and agencies with high-value data, monitors and promotes coverage of the unique identifiers across public sector data holdings. This group has the ambition of identifying gaps in the coverage of unique identifiers while also promoting the value of the NDI in meeting known and emerging data needs in the public service.
The primary functions/roles of this group are as follows:
The Departments and Agencies currently represented at the NDI Champions Group are as follows:
| Current Membership |
|---|
| An Garda Síochána |
| Central Bank of Ireland |
| Central Statistics Office |
| Commission for the Regulation of Utilities |
| CORU (Health and Social Care Professionals Council) |
| Courts Service |
| Dental Council |
| Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine |
| Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation |
| Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
| Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth |
| Department of Environment, Climate and Communications |
| Department of Defence |
| Department of Education |
| Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science |
| Department of Social Protection |
| Department of Foreign Affairs |
| Department of Health |
| Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| Department of Justice |
| Department of Public Expenditure and Reform |
| Department of Rural and Community Development |
| Department of Transport |
| Department of Taoiseach |
| Enterprise Ireland |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
| Food Safety Authority of Ireland |
| Galway County Council |
| Health Research Board |
| Health Insurance Authority |
| Higher Education Authority |
| Health Products Regulatory Authority |
| Health Service Executive |
| Health and Safety Authority |
| Irish Blood Transfusion Service |
| Local Government Management Agency |
| Mayo County Council |
| Medical Council |
| Mental Health Commission |
| Nurses and Midwifery Board of Ireland |
| Office of Government Procurement |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland |
| Office of Public Works |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland |
| Probation Service |
| Public Appointments Service |
| Residential Tenancies Board |
| Revenue Commissioners |
| Road Safety Authority |
| Safefood |
| SOLAS- An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna |
| Tailte Eireann |
| Valuation Office |
The group meets at least four times a year. These meetings are used for the exchange of relevant information, developments and reporting of considerations on a range of issues relevant to unique identifiers and the NDI. The CSO Statistical System Co-ordination Directorate provides guidance and support to the group to progress the implementation of the NDI.
On demand the chairperson may invite other persons to attend and or speak to the group where the chairperson considers such a contribution may be of benefit to the role of the group.
On demand the chairperson may invite members onto a group or team to work on specific topics or evaluate progress in specific areas where the chairperson considers such a contribution may be of benefit to the role of the group or the further development of the NDI.
[1] PPSN, Eircode and Unique Business Identifier when implemented.