Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Invites to Engineers Ireland West Region meeting entitled: ‘Rebuilding Ireland: Solid foundations or hollow promises for housing?’

Intended results Minister of State Damien English was invited to speak at this meeting. The aim was to hear the Minister's views and have an information exchange with member engineers & other local deputies and representatives present.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Jamie Goggins, Chairperson, Engineers Ireland West Region and NUI Galway and Richard Manton, NUI Galway.

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Minister Damien English was sent an email of invitation on 12 October to this 22 November 2016 event and asking him to speak. This event, for the voluntary members of Engineers Ireland in the West Region, was held in Salthill in association with NUI Galway.

Email (21-30)

In November, emails were sent to other local deputies and political reps to attend/contribute to this event on 22 November 2016.

Meeting (1)

Event with Minister English, other politicians, member engineers and others occurred on 22 November 2016 in Galway.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall McNelis Councillor (Galway City Council)

Michael John Crowe Councillor (Galway City Council)

Mairead Farrell Councillor (Galway City Council)

Noel Larkin Councillor (Galway City Council)

Declan McDonnell Councillor (Galway City Council)

Terry O'Flaherty Councillor (Galway City Council)

John Walsh Councillor (Galway City Council)

Billy Cameron Councillor (Galway City Council)

Padraig Conneely Councillor (Galway City Council)

Ollie Crowe Councillor (Galway City Council)

Frank Fahy Councillor (Galway City Council)

Anna Marley Councillor (Galway City Council)

Pearce Flannery Councillor (Galway City Council)

Peter Keane Councillor (Galway City Council)

Donal Lyons Councillor (Galway City Council)

Seán Kyne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mike Cubbard Councillor (Galway City Council)

Colette Connolly Councillor (Galway City Council)

Cathal Ó Conchúir Councillor (Galway City Council)