10 March 2017
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten T.D., appointed Kate Ruddock to the Board of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) this week.
She was selected after a competitive selection process and will hold the position for 5 years.
Ms. Ruddock is part of the Friends of the Earth’s team, working as their policy and campaign manager. She has been at the forefront of many of the organisation’s campaigns, most recently and notably the group’s recent movement to have a bill put in place to ban fracking and protect Ireland’s environment.
She has also worked as an environmental educator and consultant in both Ireland and overseas.
She holds a Msc. in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Edinburgh, which focused on the principles of sustainable development, environmental politics, ecological economics, principles of water and waste management.
Minister Naughten said, “I am delighted to appoint Ms Ruddock to the Board of SEAI. I believe this appointment will add greatly to the expertise available to the Board as it oversees the implementation of the strategic mandate of SEAI.”
The SEAI is the State agency charged with implementing energy efficiency programmes on behalf of the Department. SEAI’s mission is to play a leading role in transforming Ireland into a society based on sustainable energy structures, technologies and practices. To fulfil this mission SEAI provides well-timed and informed advice to Government and deliver a range of programmes efficiently and effectively.
