Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Meeting along with other representative organisations in the Construction Industry Council (CIC) to discuss the decision to amend Building Control (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2015 (SI 365).

Intended results Explanation from the minister and his officials regarding the reasons for the SI365 amendment and why the collective advice from the construction industry was ignored. Continuing dialogue with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government on the implementation of SI365 and the potential negative consequences.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Sarah Ingle, Secretary General, Association of Consulting Engineers of 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.

Meeting (1)

ACEI as a member of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) met with officials from the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government in the Custom House on 26 November 2015.

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.

Bairbre Nic Aongusa Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)