Home / About Us / Executive CommitteesThe Institute’s Constitution provides for a number of Executive Committees, each made up of a Council member and members. The Committee structure offers enhanced opportunities to get involved in your Institute and profession. Sitting on an IPI Committee puts you at the heart of developments in your profession and allows you to meet and work with a range of interesting people working across planning in Ireland. Each Committee has a Convenor who is a member of Council who liaises between the Committee and the Council.Each Committee also elects a Chair and a Secretary at its first meeting. The Chair of a Committee is not required to be a Member of Council. Each Committee works to an agreed work programme.Executive Committees and Convenors 2024-25Finance and General Purposes Committee: Juliet Ryan MIPITechnical and Education Committee: TBAMembership Committee: Stephen Walsh MIPIPolicy and Research Committee: Philip Jones FIPIYoung Planners Committee: Emma Flanagan MIPIBranches Committee: Mairead Kenny MIPIMarine Spatial Planning Committee: Brian McCarthy MIPIPractice Committee: Robert Keran MIPITransport Committee and Urban Design Committee: Eoin O’Connor MIPIEthics and Professional Practice Committee Chair: Mary Crowley FIPI