Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 17 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Public Information evening on the Capital Plan Review (and the M20 Limerick to Cork motorway)

Intended results Engineers Ireland was asked to participate in this event as a speaker only.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Garrett, Chair of the Thomond Region, Engineers Ireland was invited to be a guest speaker at the event.

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)

Senator Kieran O Donnell was the organiser of this event on 18 April in the South Court Hotel in Limerick. Engineers Ireland's chair of the Thomond Region was a guest speaker. An MEP and another Senator were also in attendance. See the detail below.

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.

Kieran O'Donnell Senator (Seanad)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)