Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 18 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Invitation to launch The State of Ireland 2018 publication

Intended results Invitation to Minister Murphy TD to attend an event and launch this review of Infrastructure. This is an annual assessment and evaluation undertaken by Engineers Ireland. The report focuses this year on water supply and wastewater infrastructure and the actions required to ensure capital investment matches our country's long-term needs.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caroline Spillane, Director General of Engineers Ireland

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.

Email (1)

An email issued to the Minister's office on 26 April 2018 and some follow up phone calls have been made. We hope the report will be launched in June 2018.

Phone call (2-5)

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.

Eoghan Murphy Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)