John Minihan Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

County Cork, Ireland

Appointed by the Government of Malta with ratification from the Government of Ireland to represent Malta as Honorary Consul in Cork with jurisdiction for the Munster Province

County Cork, Ireland

Cork / Brussels

EU Expert-Evaluator and Consensus Meeting Rapporteur for the ‘Science with and for Society Calls’ for proposals - Horizon 2020EU Ethics-Expert Horizon 2020 Ethics appraisal scheme

Cork

Minihan’s Chemist was established by my late uncle in 1955. I Took over the business in 1995 and extended it in 2000. It is now managed by my wife since 2002

Ditchley Lodge, Little Island, Cork

I Chaired the White Paper Advisory Group on Defence which was established to support the Minister in his deliberations.In this context, the Group: Provided advice to Departmental officials on matters of relevance in the production of the White PaperEngaged with the White Paper Civil-Military Steering GroupDrafted and prepared material for the Department for its consideration in its work on the White PaperGave consideration to and provide observations on draft White Paper material as produced by the Department and authorised by the Minister

Naas Co Kildare, Swords Co Dublin, Convoy Co Donegal.

Bentley House is a fully registered Child and Parent Residential, education and assessment support service, established in 2009, working with Families and Children with complex needs. It operated a range of assessment, development and support services delivered either in residential, community or home settings with a specific emphasis on ➢ Parenting Capacity Assessment ➢ Children’s Residential➢ Child & Family Support ServicesResponsibilities included, ➢ Strategic development and operational responsibility for the services➢ Negotiating service level agreements with HSE and other agencies. ➢ Development of Care Plans on a case-by-case basis ➢ Management of a multidisciplinary team ➢ Staff recruitment and training

Dublin

A sister company Foster Care Partners (FCP), an independent fostering agency, established in 2011, which aimed to provide high quality foster placements for children and young people in need of alternative care.Key Responsibilities➢ Overall responsibility for the management of key staff➢ Screening and recruitment of Carers➢ Training assessment and evaluation of Carers➢ Negotiating Service level agreements

Responsible for coordinating the entry to the both the Irish Nursing Home and Childrens Services market of the UK based European Care Group. The fifth largest independent provider of long term care in the UK with over 4,000 beds. On a Group basis I led the implementation of an operational change management process to ensure regulatory compliance and strong governance.Key Responsibilities ➢Liaison with Dept of Health, Health Service Executive and HIQA ➢Market research including existing Nursing Home acquisition and sites for development, with particular emphasis on Dementia Care.➢Conduct operational, financial and Legal due diligence ➢Liaise with Architects and planners to develop template development model➢Adopt Group operational / financial policy and procedures and adapt to conform to for Irish regulations. ➢Overall strategic development and operational management of company

I had a brief but varied career in Politics with the Progressive Democrats. I contested one Local Government and two General Elections.Elected to Cork City Council 1999National Chairman of the Progressive Democrats 1999-2004Seanad Eireann (Irish Senate) 2002 - 2007Member of Negotiating Team Programme for Government 2002Chairman Parliamentary PartySpokesperson on Education and DefenceChairman Parliamentary Group Friends of Science, (promoting greater understanding with the scientific, academic and political communities).Parliamentary Delegations-Lesotho, reviewing Irish Aid Programmes-Canada on Special needs Education-Spain on Special needs Education-Washington to meet with Irish American Senators and members of Congress on US Irish Relations, EU US relations and general political matters of mutual interest.Regular contributor to political debate on both TV and Radio

Served mainly in the Eastern Command and Defence Forces HQ completing the final four years of service in the Southern Command.- Experience in operational, administration, logistical and facilities management- Three tours of duty overseas with United Nations in both command and staff appointments

M.Soc.Sc (Social Policy), This Full-Time Course Gave Me The Opportunity To Engage Critically In Social Policy Analysis., First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: This course taught me the theoretical and practical skills to engage in critical social research and policy.

Cadetship - Commissioned - Command And Staff -Professional Development Courses, Army Cadetship And Military Career Development Programmes

Officer Development Programme ​Military College, Curragh, Co. Kildare​1992 (Seven months residential)

Leaving Cert, Secondary Education

Secondary level , Leaving Certificate

Leaving Cert, Second Level