Irish Concrete Federation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Concrete Federation

Date published 05 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Presentation on ICF Publication - “Essential Aggregates – An Evidence Based Assessment to inform Ireland’s Planning System”

Intended results Meetings were held to promote the need for development of a national planning policy for aggregates to ensure the future sustainable supply of essential aggregates necessary for the construction of Ireland's infrastructure and to highlight the duration of the planning process in respect the extractive sector.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gerry Farrell

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 (2-5)

Meeting locations were OPR Office, Grangegorman; Leinster House, Kildare Street and An Coimisiun Pleanala Offices, Marlborough Street.

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.

Niall Cussen Planning Regulator (Office of the Planning Regulator)

Peter Mullan Chairperson (An Bord Pleanála)

James Browne Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

John McDonald Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)