03 Profile
Who Dr Ciaran Byrne is
Dr Ciaran Byrne is Director of National Retrofit and a member of the Executive Leadership Team at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). He is based in Ireland, not the UK.
His priority is to build SEAI's National Retrofit Directorate and its delivery model, using a network of 'One Stop Shops' to deliver large numbers of home retrofits. Before joining SEAI he was chief executive of Inland Fisheries Ireland, and earlier of the Central Fisheries Board, between 2008 and 2020. He is a Chartered Director with a degree and PhD in science from Trinity College.
He gave evidence to the UK Parliament's Energy Security and Net Zero Committee inquiry on retrofitting homes. There he argued that an effective advice service should give consumers a single contact point, assurances if things go wrong, and clear routes to redress. His public comments touch on health through the wider benefits of retrofit: he has described work with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine scientists to quantify its health benefits, and has pointed to the effects of long exposure to cold on blood pressure and heart health.
Notable achievements
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Gave oral evidence to the UK Parliament's Energy Security and Net Zero Committee inquiry on retrofitting homes for net zero, as Director of National Retrofit at SEAI. Source ↗
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Held CEO roles at two Irish state agencies, the Central Fisheries Board and Inland Fisheries Ireland, between 2008 and 2020. Source ↗
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Appointed to the Board of the National Museum of Ireland on 9 September 2022 for a five-year term. Source ↗
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Admitted to the Institute of Directors in 2017 as a Chartered Director. Source ↗