Daniel O'Keeffe, styled as Mr Justice Daniel O'Keeffe, was chairperson of the
Standards in Public Office Commission
The Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) ( ga, Coimisiún um Chaighdeáin in Oifigí Poiblí) is an independent body established in December 2001 by the Irish Government under the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001. It replaced the Public ...
from 11 February 2014 until 10 February 2020.
He is a former Judge of the
High Court (2008-2013).
As Chairman of the Standards in Public Office Commission, he was also an ex-officio member (Commissioner) of the
Commission for Public Service Appointments
The Commission for Public Service Appointments ( ga, Coimisiúin um Cheapacháin Seirbhíse Poiblí) is an independent Irish statutory body which sets standards for recruitment in the public service.
The Commission is not to be confused with the P ...
. He is also a member of the Inquiry Panel appointed by the
Central Bank of Ireland.
He was Chairman of the
Irish Takeover Panel from 1997 to 2008.
He was Chairman of the Second Report of the Public Service Benchmarking Body which reported to the
Minister for Finance in 2007.
Education and career
Born in
Ennis,
Co. Clare
County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...
in 1943, he was educated at
Clongowes Wood College
Clongowes Wood College SJ is a voluntary boarding school for boys near Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, founded by the Jesuits in 1814, which features prominently in James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel ''A Portrait of the Artist as a Yo ...
.
He was called to the Bar in 1964 having graduated from
University College Dublin
University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 33,284 student ...
and the
King's Inns. He was appointed a Senior Counsel in 1985. He practised at the Bar until his appointment to the High Court in 2008.
He qualified as a
Chartered Accountant.
References
External links
Standards in Public Office CommissionCommission for Public Service AppointmentsIrish Courts ServiceUniversity College DublinThe Honorable Society of King's Inns
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High Court judges (Ireland)
Living people
20th-century Irish lawyers
Alumni of University College Dublin
People educated at Clongowes Wood College
Irish barristers
People from Ennis
1943 births
Alumni of King's Inns