Dr. Dermot P. Coates currently serves as Chief Economist at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and as Head of Secretariat to the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council. Prior to this, Dermot was Chief Economist at the Department of Social Protection and an ex-officio member of the Labour Market Advisory Council. In this role, Dermot also represented Ireland on the EU Employment Committee. He has also previously held roles with the Department of Finance, the Housing Agency and the Central Bank of Ireland. Dermot is a member of the Advisory Board of the Economics Department at Maynooth University and a Trustee of the Foundation for Knowledge Exchange.
