Breda is a Principal Officer in Ministry of Health with responsibility for strategic workforce planning across health sector including development of a health and social care workforce planning strategy and planning projection model to develop policy objectives regarding workforce planning. Breda works in collaboration with Health Service Executive, Government Departments, Higher Education Sector, Regulators and Professional bodies to improve availability of health professionals and to reform their education and training. Prior to joining Ministry of Health Breda worked in Ministries of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform on health policy and expenditure in context of Ireland’s overall fiscal policy and public expenditure targets.