Meet the Team

Director, NDFA

Brendan McDonagh

Brendan McDonagh was appointed Director of the National Development Finance Agency in September 2026. Brendan was the Chief Executive Officer of NAMA from December 2009 until it was dissolved in August 2026. Prior to that, he was the director of Finance, Technology and Risk at the NTMA from 2002 until 2009 and held the post of NTMA Financial Controller from 1998 to 2002. Brendan joined the NTMA in 1994 from the ESB, Ireland’s largest power utility, where he worked in a number of areas including accounting, internal audit, and treasury.

Deputy Director, Head of Operations, NDFA

Susanne Fitzpatrick

Susanne was appointed as Head of Operations in 2023 and is responsible for overseeing all operational matters in the NDFA, supporting the financial advisory and procurement/project management teams in delivering the NDFA’s mandate, and liaising with NTMA support functions as appropriate. Prior to joining the NDFA in 2008 as a member of the project management team, she worked with Jacobs Engineering. Susanne is a chartered engineer and graduated from Trinity College Dublin where she also obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in project management.

Deputy Director, Head of Design, Planning and Procurement, NDFA

Damian Duffy

Damian is responsible for scheme development, planning and procurement of the NDFA’s project delivery pipeline, having been appointed to the role in 2019. Prior to joining the NTMA, Damian worked with Kingspan, developing off-site building solutions and with Benaim International (now part of AECOM) in London, Hong Kong and Ireland on the development of major transport infrastructure. Damian is a chartered engineer and graduated from Queen’s University Belfast and Imperial College London; he also has an Executive Masters in Business Administration from London Business School.

Deputy Director, Head of Construction and Asset Management, NDFA

David Corrigan

David is responsible for overseeing projects in construction and the contract management of the operational PPP portfolio, having been appointed to his current role in 2015. Prior to joining the NTMA, he worked on the delivery of national roads infrastructure projects with local authorities and the National Roads Authority. David is a chartered engineer. He holds a Masters in Business and Management from the Smurfit Graduate Business School and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration from Trinity College Dublin.

Deputy Director, Head of Financial Advisory, NDFA

Eamonn Halpin

Eamonn was appointed as Deputy Director, Head of Financial Advisory in 2025 and is responsible for leading the provision of financial advice to Government Departments and Agencies on PPPs and traditionally procured public infrastructure projects. Prior to joining the NTMA in 2016, he worked with EY in Dublin and London, specialising in corporate finance and business valuations. Eamonn is a chartered accountant and is a graduate of University College Dublin, with a BSc in Economics & Finance and an MSc in Quantitative Finance.