Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details 7 May 2025 Minister Emer Higgins office. Stakeholder engagement meeting with Minister Emer Higgins to discussto discuss issues predominantly pertaining to procurement.

Intended results The Minister thanked the delegation for its input and asked for continued engagement with them on the removal of barriers to the delivery of the State’s housing and infrastructure requirements.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Shane Dempsey

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting 7 May 2025 The ACEI delegation met with aimer Higgins to discuss issues predominantly pertaining to procurement. David O'Brien, OGP, attended the meeting and provided an update on developments in the establishment of an infrastructure delivery unit within that department of public expenditure. This with increase the influence of the OGP on that delivery of the national development program and housing delivery.

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.

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)