John Desmond FitzGerald (born 27 October 1949) is the former head of the macroeconomics and resource economics division and former coordinator of the research programme of macroeconomics of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in Dublin, Ireland.
He is a former member of the Independent Expert Panel Commission established by the Department of Communications Energy and Natural Resources in 2016.
[1][2] FitzGerald was a member of the National Economic and Social Council, the EU Group for Economic Analysis, the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation, and the Renewable Energy Strategy Group.
Fitzgerald expressed regret over not fully anticipating the effects of the Irish credit bubble during his time at the ESRI.
10) had forewarned that the strength of Ireland's growth, in the light of growing global imbalances, was a material risk factor.