Frank Dolphin is an Irish businessman known for his involvement with the Irish Health Service,[1][2] as a former chairman of Temple Street Children's University Hospital[3] and Governor of the Mater Hospital, as a past President of the Waterford Chamber of Commerce,[1] and for founding RigneyDolphin Ltd.[1]
Frank Dolphin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Birr, County Offaly, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Occupation | Chairman of Health Service Executive |
| Spouse | Adrienne Dolphin |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | Health Service Executive Bio RigneyDolphin Ltd. Bio |
Education
editDolphin was born in Birr, County Offaly and attended Presentation College in Birr. He subsequently attended University College Dublin, where he obtained a PhD in Psychology.[4] His early research[5] on information models in speech fluency was recognised by the British Psychological Society when he was awarded their Young Psychologist of the year award[6] for his post graduate research.
He lectured at Trinity College Dublin (covering the topics of Psychology and Consumer Behaviour) while working on his PhD at Temple Street.[6] After obtaining his PhD he moved to Waterford and set up the department of Psychology at the Waterford Institute of Technology (then Regional Technical College) and was responsible for introducing counselling and medical services there.[6] He also worked as a consulting psychologist for St Joseph's Industrial School, Clonmel.[1]
Dolphin is currently on the board of Governors of WIT.
RigneyDolphin Ltd.
editIn 1990, Dolphin left the WIT and founded RigneyDolphin Ltd. He remains chairman of the firm. The firm initially offered a range of recruitment, HR and consultancy services but in recent years have focused on business support services[1] catering to national and international clients.[6][7][8][9][10]
In 2010 RigneyDolphin employed 1,200 staff at offices in Dublin, Dundalk, Derry and Waterford[11] with an annual turnover of €20.2 million.[10]
Health Service
editIn 2009 Dolphin was appointed chairman of Temple Street Children's University Hospital.[3][12]
In July 2010 the Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney announced that Dolphin would assume the role of Chairman of the Health Service Executive with effect from 15 August 2010.[1][2] Dolphin stepped down from this role in December 2011.[13]
In March 2012 Dolphin was chosen to lead the review group for the construction of a new children's hospital, following the refusal by An Bord Pleanála to give planning permission for the proposed Children's Hospital of Ireland at a site on Eccles Street.[13] Enda Kenny stated that the report this group put forward (the "Dolphin Report") would be the only one used to decide on the location of the proposed hospital.[14] The Dolphin Report did not rank locations, but left the final decision to the cabinet; in the end, St. James's Hospital was chosen as the site for the new children's hospital, with a €500m budget being allocated to the project.[15]
Chamber of Commerce
editDolphin was President of the Waterford Chamber of Commerce in '05/'06. While President, he presented a paper to the World Chambers Federation's 4th World Chamber Congress in Durban on "Training Solutions", Waterford Chamber's training and development business, in conjunction with Training Solutions founder and Deputy CEO of Waterford Chamber Michael Cox.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Minister announces appointment of Dr Frank Dolphin as next Chairman of Health Service Executive" (Press release). Department of Health and Children. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ a b Michael, Jason (28 July 2010). "New HSE chairman announced". Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ a b "New chairman appointed to Temple Street board". Evening Herald. Dublin. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ Dolphin, Frank (1988). Psychological indicators for therapy with the young confirmed stutterer (PhD thesis). University College Dublin. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ Dolphin, Frank (1983). Stuttering: a complex of conflicts (M.A. thesis). University College Dublin. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d Donegan, Michael (2006). "Rigney-Dolphin and the Birr Connection". Birr Year Review. Birr. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Rigney Dolphin Secures Major Vodafone Contract" (Press release). Vodafone Ireland. 19 January 2004. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ McLoughlin, Grainne (25 January 2004). "Rigney Dolphin in €25m Vodafone deal". Sunday Business Post. Dublin. Archived from the original on 13 May 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Waterford company in €4m Perlico deal". Sunday Business Post. Dublin. 3 June 2007. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Rigney Dolphin €5m centre to aid expansion". Sunday Business Post. Dublin. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Call centre to bring 300 jobs to Londonderry". BBC. London. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Culliton, Gary (20 April 2009). "New chairman for Temple Street". Irish Medical Times. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Announcement of the composition of the Review Group into the National Paediatric Hospital" (Press release). Department of Health and Children. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Children's hospital decision by three weeks, says Kenny". Irish Times. Dublin. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Wall, Martin; Doyle, Kilian (6 November 2012). "National children's hospital to be built on St James's site". Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 20 December 2012.