Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 18 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Letter of request re joining of Apprenticeship Council.

Intended results That Engineers Ireland would have a representative on the Apprenticeship Council.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Damien Owens, Registrar 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.

Letter (1)

Sent 27 September 2016. (Letter was sent to Mr Pat O'Doherty who is the Chairman of the Apprenticeship Council). This Council has been set up by the Dept of Education and Skills.

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.

Pat O' Doherty, Apprenticeship Council Chairman (Department of Education and Skills)