Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 18 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Pre-Budget Submission 2023

Intended results The views of our membership in Engineers Ireland in relation to the Government's Budget for 2023 were included in a submission by Engineers Ireland. The submission acknowledged the challenges facing our Government and urged for Budget 2023 to maintain a focus on the medium and long-term delivery of vital infrastructure as outlined in Project Ireland 2040, while also addressing the short-term difficulties.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alec McAllister, Assoc. Director of Advocacy and Engagement, 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 (2-5)

The submission was sent in by email in September 2022 and is available also on www.engineersireland.ie.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)