Mr John Mc Carthy - Chief Economist , Department of Finance
John Mc Carthy is Chief Economist in the Department of Finance and has responsibility for the Economic Policy Division.
He was previously a senior economist in the Department heading up the macroeconomic analysis unit. He has worked in the Department on domestic economic and fiscal policy issues. At EU level he was the deputy member of the Economic and Financial Committee for a number of years, including during the crisis years. He is a member of the Economic Policy Committee of the OECD and the Oversight Board for the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service. Prior to joining the Department, he was a senior economist in the Central Bank.