NTMA Talks

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The National Treasury Management Agency presents NTMA Talks. A podcast series featuring key leaders from across the Irish business landscape.

  1. Jul 2

    Future Ireland Funds: An Overview

    In this episode, Danielle Leece, Operations Specialist; Emily Stewart, Senior Investment Manager; and Stephen Molloy, Senior Manager - Portfolio Construction, from the Future Ireland Funds team discuss Ireland’s two new sovereign investment funds: the Future Ireland Fund (FIF) and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF).  They provide an overview of the FIF, which serves as a long-term investment fund that will help deal with future expenditure pressures from 2041; and the ICNF, a countercyclical fund available to support State expenditure in the event of future economic shocks, as well as expenditure from 2026 to 2030 on designated environmental projects. The conversation also covers the publication and implementation of the long-term investment strategies for each fund.

  2. 12/19/2025

    NewERA: An Overview

    In this episode with members of the NewERA team, Gráinne Whelan, Head of Operations, speaks with David Stokes, Deputy Director, and Jenny Smyth, Senior Advisor - Board Appointments and Remuneration.  They discuss NewERA’s role in providing financial and commercial advice to Government Ministers and Departments in relation to their shareholdings in commercial State companies and NewERA’s role in relation to board appointments and remuneration. Third Party Cookies: Links to other external websites are inserted for convenience. The NTMA is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of any external websites. If you have consented to accepting all cookies on the NTMA site, you are agreeing to the use of the third party cookies listed in the NTMA Website and Cookies Privacy Policy. The NTMA does not control the processing practices of those third parties so you should review their specific cookies and privacy policies and your own browser settings and user profiles with those third parties before agreeing to their use.

  3. 09/11/2024

    Climate: ISIF Climate Investment

    In this episode, Paula Campbell, Senior Investment Analyst, and Paul Saunders, Senior Investment Director, from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) speak about ISIF’s climate investment strategy and the Funds €1 billion climate related investment ambition. They discuss some of ISIF’s recent climate investments and the Fund’s progress towards achieving that €1 billion ambition. Third Party Cookies: Links to other external websites are inserted for convenience. The NTMA is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of any external websites. If you have consented to accepting all cookies on the NTMA site, you are agreeing to the use of the third party cookies listed in the NTMA Website and Cookies Privacy Policy. The NTMA does not control the processing practices of those third parties so you should review their specific cookies and privacy policies and your own browser settings and user profiles with those third parties before agreeing to their use.

  4. 12/20/2023

    NDFA: Infrastructure Delivery – Social Housing PPP Programme

    In this episode, Susanne Fitzpatrick, Sector Head – Programme Manager, and Derek Allen, Programme Lead, from the National Development Finance Agency speak about the delivery of homes in the Irish Social Housing PPP Programme.  They discuss the background to the Social Housing PPP Programme and the project bundles that are delivering homes throughout the country. They explain the role of the NDFA on the programme and describe the importance of stakeholder collaboration when procuring and delivering these projects. Gareth Rowan, PPP Project Manager from Dublin City Council, joins Susanne and Derek to provide an insight into the Social Housing PPP Programme from the local authority perspective.  Third Party Cookies: Links to other external websites are inserted for convenience. The NTMA is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of any external websites. If you have consented to accepting all cookies on the NTMA site, you are agreeing to the use of the third party cookies listed in the NTMA Website and Cookies Privacy Policy. The NTMA does not control the processing practices of those third parties so you should review their specific cookies and privacy policies and your own browser settings and user profiles with those third parties before agreeing to their use.

  5. 03/31/2023

    Climate: NewERA’s role in the Climate Action Framework

    In this episode, Jacinta McDonnell, Corporate Finance Manager, NewERA, John Dillon, Head of NewERA and JP Corkery, Senior Manager, NewERA, discuss the Climate Action Framework for the commercial semi-State sector. The Climate Action Framework is designed to help ensure that commercial semi-State companies can play a lead role in Ireland’s transition to a carbon neutral economy and society, while also recognising the need for commercial independence in their respective operating environments. Third Party Cookies: Links to other external websites are inserted for convenience. The NTMA is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of any external websites. If you have consented to accepting all cookies on the NTMA site, you are agreeing to the use of the third party cookies listed in the NTMA Website and Cookies Privacy Policy. The NTMA does not control the processing practices of those third parties so you should review their specific cookies and privacy policies and your own browser settings and user profiles with those third parties before agreeing to their use.

  6. 12/16/2022

    NDFA: Infrastructure Delivery – TU Dublin Grangegorman

    In this episode, Laura McElduff, Project Manager and David Hannon, Sector Head - Programme Manager from the National Development Finance Agency speak about the delivery of the Central & East Quads PPP project for TU Dublin on the Grangegorman Campus.  They describe what a PPP project is and discuss the background to the project, the new buildings and facilities now available on the campus. They give an insight into some of the challenges faced during the delivery of this project and how these were overcome, and provide an overview of other activities in the NDFA including projects currently in procurement by the NDFA.   The NDFA Project brief was to deliver two large academic buildings for TU Dublin to accommodate the migration of 15 different schools, and up to 10,000 students into a single campus on the Grangegorman site.   The Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA)  was established in 2006 by the Irish Government under the GDA Act 2005 to redevelop the 73-acre former St Brendan’s Hospital grounds in Dublin’s North Inner City as an integrated and inclusive education, health and community campus. To find out more about the Grangegorman development see www.ggda.ie Third Party Cookies: Links to other external websites are inserted for convenience. The NTMA is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of any external websites. If you have consented to accepting all cookies on the NTMA site, you are agreeing to the use of the third party cookies listed in the NTMA Website and Cookies Privacy Policy. The NTMA does not control the processing practices of those third parties so you should review their specific cookies and privacy policies and your own browser settings and user profiles with those third parties before agreeing to their use.

  7. 08/12/2022

    Climate: Green Bonds

    In this episode, Emma Jane Joyce, Senior Business Manager – Sustainability and Climate Action, speaks with Mark Merrigan, Head of Bond Products and Documentation in the NTMA’s Funding and Debt Management Unit, about Ireland’s Sovereign Green Bond Programme.  They discuss the nature of sovereign green bonds and how they differ from regular government bonds and how the market has developed over the years since the NTMA first issued green bonds in 2018. They also discuss the recent launch of the 2021 Allocation Report and the 2020 Impact Reports, both of which are available on the NTMA’s website. Third Party Cookies: Links to other external websites are inserted for convenience. The NTMA is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of any external websites. If you have consented to accepting all cookies on the NTMA site, you are agreeing to the use of the third party cookies listed in the NTMA Website and Cookies Privacy Policy. The NTMA does not control the processing practices of those third parties so you should review their specific cookies and privacy policies and your own browser settings and user profiles with those third parties before agreeing to their use.

  8. 03/30/2022

    ISIF: Oblivious AI - Securing Data, Securing Insights

    In this episode, James Brennan, ISIF, and Jack Fitzsimons, Head Of Technology and Co-Founder, Oblivious AI, discuss how an increased focus on data privacy has created a unique challenge for organisations looking to leverage data analytics. Oblivious’ AI seeks to overcome this challenge through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning - allowing organisations to process data without direct access to the underlying sensitive information, reducing risk from cyberattacks while also creating new insight opportunities for data owners. Through both direct and indirect investment, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) provides capital to some of the most innovative and forward-thinking projects in Ireland. Head-quartered in Dublin, Oblivious AI allows organisations to collaborate on sensitive data while maintaining the strictest legal, moral and ethical safeguards through the use of its unique AI platform.   Third Party Cookies: Links to other external websites are inserted for convenience. The NTMA is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of any external websites. If you have consented to accepting all cookies on the NTMA site, you are agreeing to the use of the third party cookies listed in the NTMA Website and Cookies Privacy Policy. The NTMA does not control the processing practices of those third parties so you should review their specific cookies and privacy policies and your own browser settings and user profiles with those third parties before agreeing to their use.

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The National Treasury Management Agency presents NTMA Talks. A podcast series featuring key leaders from across the Irish business landscape.

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  • Creator
    NTMA
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
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