Property Services Regulatory Authority Members Appointed
Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald appointed six members of the Property Services Regulatory Authority, the Department of Justice and Equality announced on Tuesday, November 29.
The Property Services Regulatory Authority was formally established in April 2012 and is responsible for the licensing of property service providers, providing redress mechanisms concerning complaints against auctioneers, estate agents and property management agents, the setting of other property related standards, the Property Services Compensation Fund, the publication of residential property sales prices, and a public database containing relevant details of letting arrangements and rent reviews in the commercial property market.
The Chairperson was named as Geraldine Clarke, a Solicitor and Senior Partner in the Litigation and Employment Department of Gleeson, McGrath Baldwin Solicitors. A former President of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association and the Law Society of Ireland, Clarke has extensive regulatory experience and served as Chairperson to the Authority for a four-year term from its establishment in April 2012 until April 2016.
The other five members appointed to the Authority are:
Hilary Griffey, Solicitor with a MBA and Corporate Governance qualifications. She is said to have extensive experience in legal, regulatory, commercial and business affairs.
Aideen Hayden, Solicitor and Housing Policy Analyst with experience of Consumer Affairs, Business and Finance. Hayden has been a member of the Irish Senate 2011-2016.
Maurice Keady, Chief Executive of the National Milk Agency. Keady established the National Milk Agency (NMA) as a state regulator and developed a national regulatory system in the Dairy industry. Former Solicitor with expertise in contract law, property law and administrative law.
Edward Carey, Managing Director of Property Team Carey Auctioneers with over 25 years’ experience in the property industry. Carey was President of the Irish Auctioneers & Valuers Institute 2008-2009. Mr Carey served as a Board member to the Authority for a four-year term from its establishment in April 2012 until April, 2016.
Paul Mooney, Director and co- founder of Benchmark Property Consultants Ltd.Mooney served as a Board member to the Authority for a four-year term from its establishment in April 2012 until April, 2016.
