Sabrina Joyce-Kemper

Lobbying Organisation Sabrina Joyce-Kemper

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Requesting whether the minister had ever received a costs benefit analysis (more recent than 2012) for the greater Dublin Drainage project, particularly in relation to his request as an opposition minister in 2019. And if the answer was no, if he would in his capacity of Minister for Housing overseeing ERVIA and Irish Water if he would request an updated CBA in 2022.

Intended results An up to date figure of costs as the most recent CBA was from 2012 ten years ago.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sabrina Joyce-Kemper

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 (2-5)

I asked the Minister if he had ever received a reply to his request for a CBA while in opposition as per the following; https://www.darraghobrien.ie/news/govt-are-yet-to-produce-a-cost-benefit-analysis-of-greater-dublin-drainage-project If he had not I asked that in his new capacity as Minister for DHLG if he would request the following information in the below-suggested format. I suggested that the question is split as follows for clarity: 1. How much money has been spent to date on the project up to year end 2021. 2. How much the project is currently projected to cost based on Construction Index and land value prices (CPO) Dec 2021. 3. What is the uplift from the amount previously declared to the CRU for the Irish Waters revenue control programme for the Greater Dublin Drainage Project. I would also be grateful if it can be confirmed if the project has received any direct funding from the EU or has had EU funding diverted to it from department disbursements.

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.

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)