Ultan O’Carroll is Deputy Commissioner for Technology and Operational Performance. He previously served as Assistant Commissioner at the DPC for over seven years. In this time, he led on technology advisory and policy matters for DPC at national and EU level, while also working across the DPC’s regulatory units on audit, compliance and enforcement related to SME and multinational organisations. Ultan carries forward these technology advisory and certification leadership roles, and takes on responsibility for DPC's ICT operational performance at a time of transformative change and growth in an increasingly international context. Ultan has worked extensively in the private sector within technology industries in the UK and Ireland prior to joining the Commissioner's office.

In his current role he has responsibility for the following at the DPC: