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The Government has appointed Mr Jim Breslin as Secretary General of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Mr Breslin has considerable senior management experience across both Government Departments and the health service. He is currently Assistant Secretary at the Department of Health with responsibility for Finance, Performance Evaluation, Resource Allocation, Research, Information & International Affairs. Previously he has worked in the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA) and the Department of Finance. His responsibilities in the ERHA and the HSE included the management of children’s services.
Mr Breslin holds masters degrees in public administration from Trinity College Dublin and the Kennedy School of Government