Gibney Communications

Lobbying Organisation Gibney Communications

Date published 20 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Meeting to discuss project management and delivery within the Civil Service

Intended results Professionalisation of project delivery within the Civil Service

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark O'Doherty

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mark O'Doherty (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Association for Project Management

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Ibis House, Regent Park, Summerleys Road, Princes Risborough, Bucks, UK

Main business or activity

Company website https://www.apm.org.uk/

Contact email address andrew.baldwin@apm.org.uk

Contact phone number +44 1844 271640

Contact address Ibis House, Regent Park, Summerleys Road, Princes Risborough, Bucks, UK

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Discussion of project management procedures

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.

Eoin Dorgan Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)