RIAI

Lobbying Organisation RIAI

Date published 20 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Advocating to reform public procurement policy

Intended results To reform public procurement policy. To reform public procurement policy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Neasa Hourigan RIAI Policy Officer and Kathryn Meghen CEO

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)

A meeting took place on November 6th in the Alliance Francaise on Kildare Street. Neasa Hourigan, RIAI Policy Officer, met with Eoin O'Broin TD, to provide a briefing on Public Procurement policy.

Meeting (1)

Kathryn Meghen, CEO and Neasa Hourigan, RIAI Policy Officer, met with Paul MacAuliffe TD, on the 2nd December, at No.8 Merrion Square, to provide a briefing on Public Procurement policy.

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.

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)