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Statistics - Who's Who

Principal Statistician - Head of Branch - Stephanie Harcourt

Stephanie has overall responsibility for all areas of work in the branch, but particularly Review of Public Administration, Equality and ad-hoc professional advice on statistical and research issues.

She is responsible for developing the service to customers and for maintaining a motivated and well-informed team.

Review of Public Administration (RPA)

Provide statistical and research support to DRD and DOE as they implement the recommendations of the RPA

Further details of the RPA implementation can be obtained from the website: Review of Public Administration ImplementationOpens in a new window

RPA Contacts

Stephanie Harcourt
Tel: 028 90540878

Assistant Statistician -Michael Bennett
Tel: 028 90540916

Email: CSRB@drdni.gov.uk

Regional Planning

Provide statistical and research support to Regional Planning and Transportation Division in the monitoring and review of the Regional Development Strategy. The RDS is the spatial plan for Northern Ireland and CSRB input includes the development and provision of statistical indicators to monitor the strategy, statistical profiling of spatial regions, collection of data on new houses and the production of an estimate of housing need in Northern Ireland.

Transport

Provide statistical and research support to Roads Service and Ports and Public Transport Division in the formulation, delivery and monitoring of transport policy.
This includes the production of transport statistics publications, management of the Northern Ireland Travel Survey, assistance in monitoring the Regional Transportation Strategy and the development of data on vehicle stock, vehicle kilometres travelled, traffic census and a measurement of access to transport.

Planning Service

Provide statistical and research support and advice to DOE Planning Service. This includes advice on the new system for managing planning applications, data queries, the production of new statistical publications and Development Plans.

Regional Planning and Transport Contacts

DP Statistician- Leah Ginn
Tel: 028 90540799

Assistant Statistician- Ailish Flanagan
Tel: 028 90540981

Administrative Officer- Colleen McGreevy
Tel: 028 90540800

Email: CSRB@drdni.gov.uk

Road Safety

Provide statistical and research support to Road Safety Division. This involves assistance in monitoring progress towards the targets set out in the Northern Ireland Road Safety Strategy 2002-2012 and reviewing the strategy as required.  CSRB also monitor and evaluate Courses for Drink Drive Offenders.

Provide professional statistical and research support to the School Bus Inquiry, the Northern Ireland Taxi review and Road Safety Education in schools.

Co-ordinate and publish the annual Seat Belt Survey and Road Safety Monitor and associated statistical bulletins. Calculate annual seat belt casualty saving estimates for NI.

Survey Control

Provide advice to policy colleagues on conducting surveys. Gather details of all surveys of businesses or district councils carried out by DRD and DOE in the previous year and those planned over the next three years in order to compile a DOE/ DRD Compliance and Quality Improvement Plan. Provide information to Survey Control Unit when requested on these surveys.

Road Safety and Survey Control Contacts

DP Statistician- Nicola Fisher
Tel: 028 90540390

Assistant Statistician- James Sampson
Tel: 028 90540808

Administrative Officer- Stephanie Diffin
Tel: 028 90540801

Email: CSRB@drdni.gov.uk

Environment

Provide statistical and research support to the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS).  Provide advice and a quality assurance function for the carrying out of surveys, such as waste arising surveys. Provide regular environmental input into a number of statistical publications.

Sustainable Development

The Sustainable Development Strategy for NI was launched in May 2006 and is led by OFMDFM. CSRB provides statistical and research support to DOE in the implementation of the Strategy. This involves providing advice on data, indicators and ecological footprinting.

Equality Impact Assessments (EQIAs)

Provide statistical and research advice and support to DRD and DOE policy colleagues involved in the Equality Impact Assessment process. This covers the screening stage, full assessment if the screening stage identifies possible differential impacts and monitoring.

Environment, Sustainable Development and EQIA Contacts

DP Statistician- Orla Bateson
Tel: 028 90540877

Assistant Statistician- Michael Bennett
Tel: 028 90540916

Email: CSRB@drdni.gov.uk