Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Attendance as guest-speaker at Labour Party Think-In, Sept 2017

Intended results Inform the Labour Party TDs and Senators present and also some councillors of the findings of the expert led report, published by Engineers Ireland on the country's infrastructure. The report is called State of Ireland 2017.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caroline Spillane, Director General, Engineers Ireland made a presentation. Dr Richard Manton, our Policy Officer also attended.

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)

Invited as guest-speaker at the Labour Party Think-In, Clanard Court Hotel in Athy, County Kildare. 11 September. Attended by most Labour Party TDs, Senators and some Councillors. (Please see the names of the Labour Party Oireachtas members listed 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.

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Kevin Humphreys Senator (Seanad)

Denis Landy Senator (Seanad)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Senator (Seanad)

Gerald Nash Senator (Seanad)