McVerry Trust gets new interim chief executive

FORMER South Dublin County Council chief executive Danny McLoughlin has been appointed as interim CEO of the crisis-hit housing charity the Peter McVerry Trust.

The board of PMVT announced the appointment of Mr McLoughlin “to provide management services” to one of the country’s largest housing and homelessness charities that will “include functions of the CEO on an interim basis.”

Mr McLoughlin retired from SDCC in May after ten years at the helm of the local authority. The appointment took effect this week, and follows the dramatic resignation of Francis Doherty as PMVT chief executive.

In his resignation letter, Mr Doherty warned of the “imminent financial collapse” faced by PMVT.

He said he had identified “serious financial trouble, with insufficient funds to meet creditor, payroll and Revenue commitments”.

Two state regulators – the Charities Regulator and the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority – are currently investigating financial and governance issues at one of the largest housing charities in the country which received over €38 million in state funding in 2021.

In a statement on Friday, the board of PMVT said: “Danny has over 30 years management and leadership experience in local government including 21 years as chief executive gaining a comprehensive understanding of public policy and the local service delivery landscape.

“He most recently served as chief executive of South Dublin County Council which has 16,000 homes under management. He has also been a member of numerous housing fora including chairperson of the Dublin housing supply coordination taskforce.

“Danny will bring great experience to Peter McVerry Trust at a time of unprecedented challenge.  The Board looks forward to working with Danny, our Deputy CEO Liz Peña and our senior management team as we all strive to provide continuity of services to our participants who include the most marginalised in our society.

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