National Irish Safety Organisation

Lobbying Organisation National Irish Safety Organisation

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Our interest is to draw attention issues with the draft Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023, Apprenticeships, Quad Bike Training, Insurance, Support of the Safety Awards and support for a Transition Year Safety Quiz

Intended results Highlight issues to enable informed decisions to be made

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pauric Corrigan

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)

Location: Minister's office, 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Date: 14 May 2024 Quad bikes: Quality, standard of information re training. Insurance: emphasis on accident prevention Safety Awards: support from Govt Depts, Public Service organisations and Local Authorities Draft Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Concern on a number of issues. Apprenticeships: OSH modules required. Transition Year Safety Quiz: sought the assistance of the Minister to brief alternative Ministry on this initiative.

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.

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)