About DfI - Climate, Planning and Public Transport
Climate, Planning and Public Transport
Interim Deputy Secretary - Susan Anderson
Susan is responsible for the Department’s planning functions and the Driver and Vehicle Agency. She is also responsible for policy in respect of transport including climate change and sustainable transport.
Director of Regional Planning Policy and Casework – Dr Kathryn McFerran
Kathryn is the Director of Regional Planning Policy and Casework and is also responsible for Business Support and Plan Oversight.
The Directorate also takes forward work flowing from the Reinvestment & Reform Initiative specifically in relation to Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast and St. Lucia Barracks, Omagh.
Chief Planner and Director of Regional Planning, Governance and Legislation - Rosemary Daly
Rosemary is the Director of Regional Planning, Governance and Legislation and is also responsible for Planning Improvement and Notifications.
The Directorate also has responsibility for Rathlin Island.
Further information about Planning and the services available can be found here:
Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Agency – Jeremy Logan
Jeremy is Chief Executive of the Department’s only agency – the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA). The agency aims to deliver improved road safety and better regulation of the transport sector. Responsibilities include driver licensing, vehicle and driver testing, responsibility for those who drive for a living and roadside enforcement.
Further information about DVA and its services can be found here:
Director of Public Transport, Taxi, Bus, and Freight Policy Division – Brenda Burke
Brenda is director of Public Transport, Taxi, Bus, and Freight Policy. Working closely with Public Transport Operations, the Directorate aims to ensure that our public transport network is attractive, inclusive, efficient, sustainable, and safe. This includes the development of public transport, concessionary fares, and community transport policy.
The Directorate is responsible for policy and legislation regarding the taxi sector. It is also responsible for policy and legislation relating to operator licensing and the international carriage of goods and passengers for the bus/coach and freight sectors.
The Directorate is leading the Safer Journeys to School Programme – a programme exploring educational, behavioural, infrastructural, and legislative measures to support safer journeys to school for our children and young people.
The Directorate also holds the role of sponsor to the Inclusive Mobility and Transport Advisory Committee (IMTAC), which is grant funded by the Department.
Interim Director of Public Transport Operations - Peter Rice
The Director of Public Transport Operations is responsible for: Translink, Community and Public Transport, Strangford Lough and Rathlin Island services.
- Sponsorship of Translink includes the oversight of financial, governance and operational performance by our public transport provider.
- Operation of Strangford Lough Ferry Service and manages the delivery of the Rathlin Island ferry service.
- Grants funds to a range of front line and advisory transport services with the aim of increasing inclusion by reducing rural and social isolation and improving the accessibility of community and public transport.
Director of Driving, Vehicle & Road Safety Policy Division - Chris Hughes
Chris has responsibility for:
- Policy Legislation
- Promotion for Road and Rail Safety
- Transport Regulation Policy and Legislation for Vehicles and Drivers
Director of Railways, Transport Regulation and Climate Division – Michael Kennedy
Michael is responsible for Rail Strategy, Policy and Regulation; Transport Regulation; and Climate.
For Rail, the Directorate leads strategic planning policy, legislation and regulation across the rail network, including the All-Island Strategic Rail Review.
For Transport Regulation, the Directorate is responsible for licensing and regulating goods vehicle operators to ensure they operate safely and legally.
For Climate, the Directorate leads transport climate policy to support emissions reduction, climate resilience, and the transition to a low carbon transport system