Frank Dolphin

Frank Dolphin
Born Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Alma mater University College Dublin
Occupation Chairman of Health Service Executive
Spouse(s) Adrienne Dolphin
Children 5
Website Health Service Executive Bio
RigneyDolphin Ltd. Bio

Frank Dolphin is an Irish businessman. He is known for his involvement with the Irish Health Service,[1][2] as a former chairman of Children's University Hospital, Temple Street[3] and Governor of the Mater Hospital, as a past President of the Waterford Chamber of Commerce,[1] and for founding RigneyDolphin Ltd..[1]

Education

Frank Dolphin 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]

He currently sits on the board of Governors of WIT.

RigneyDolphin Ltd.

In 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]

The company have a wide range of national and international blue chip clients.[6][7][8][9][10]

RigneyDolphin currently employs 1,200 staff at offices in Dublin, Dundalk, Derry and Waterford.[11]

RigneyDolphin's annual turnover in 2006 was €20.2 million.[10]

In 2007 a new RigneyDolphin call center was opened in Waterford by the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin.[10] It cost €5 million and can accommodate 400 people.[12]

In 2009 RigneyDolphin were recognised by Deloitte as one of Ireland's "25 Best Managed Companies".[13] In 2010 they upheld this award.[14]

In December 2010 RigneyDolphin opened a 300 seat call centre in Derry. The company received £1.2m from Invest Northern Ireland to fund the new centre. The new call centre, and its potential for employment, received praise from Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment minister Arlene Foster and Martina Anderson of Sinn Féin.[11]

In February 2012 Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced that RigneyDolphin would provide patient management, patient outreach and telephone services to the Cleveland Clinic.[15]

Health Service

In 2009 Dolphin was appointed chairman of Children's University Hospital, Temple Street.[3][16]

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.[17]

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 National Children's Hospital at a site on Eccles Street.[17] 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.[18] The Dolphin Report took a selection of possible sites for the National children's hospital and gave the pros and the Cons for each available site. No one site stood out in the end but when the overall scope of pros for all locations was studied it was obvious that the 144 acre site available at Connolly hospital in Blanchardstown was by far the best location for all the requirements of the sick children of the nation now and for the sick children of the generations to follow [19]

Chamber of Commerce

Dolphin 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".[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Minister announces appointment of Dr Frank Dolphin as next Chairman of Health Service Executive" (Press release). Department of Health and Children. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 Michael, Jason (28 July 2010). "New HSE chairman announced". Irish Times (Dublin). Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  3. 1 2 "New chairman appointed to Temple Street board". Evening Herald (Dublin). 12 April 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  4. ↑ Dolphin, Frank (1988). Psychological indicators for therapy with the young confirmed stutterer (PhD thesis). University College Dublin. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Dolphin, Frank (1983). Stuttering: a complex of conflicts (M.A. thesis). University College Dublin. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Donegan, Michael (2006). "Rigney-Dolphin and the Birr Connection". Birr Year Review (Birr).
  7. ↑ "Rigney Dolphin Secures Major Vodafone Contract" (Press release). Vodafone Ireland. 19 January 2004. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  8. ↑ McLoughlin, Grainne (25 January 2004). "Rigney Dolphin in €25m Vodafone deal". Sunday Business Post (Dublin). Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "Waterford company in €4m Perlico deal". Sunday Business Post (Dublin). 3 June 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 "Rigney Dolphin €5m centre to aid expansion". Sunday Business Post (Dublin). 14 October 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  11. 1 2 "Call centre to bring 300 jobs to Londonderry". BBC (London). 15 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  12. ↑ "300 new jobs created in financial services". Irish Independent (Dublin). 9 October 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  13. ↑ "Ireland's 25 Best Managed Companies announced!" (Press release). Deloitte. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  14. ↑ "2010 requalifying companies". Deloitte. 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  15. ↑ "New IT jobs after US deal welcomed". Irish Times (Dublin). 17 February 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  16. ↑ Culliton, Gary (20 April 2009). "New chairman for Temple Street". Irish Medical Times. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  17. 1 2 "Announcement of the composition of the Review Group into the National Paediatric Hospital" (Press release). Department of Health and Children. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  18. ↑ "Children's hospital decision by three weeks, says Kenny". Irish Times (Dublin). 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  19. ↑ 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.

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