Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Presentation to Joint Oireachtas Commitee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Intended results Presentation on the topic of the Construction Industry Register Ireland (CIRI). CIRI is an official online register, supported by Government, of competent builders, contractors, specialist sub-contractors and tradespersons who undertake to carry out construction works. The discussion was about putting CIRI on a statutory basis.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caroline Spillane, Director General of Engineers Ireland and Cormac Bradley, Executive Board member, 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.

Meeting (1)

The meeting of the Committee took place on 4 October. Maria Bailey TD is Chair of this Committee. Pat Casey TD is Vice Chair. The full list of Committee members is available on oireachtas.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.

Maria Bailey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Casey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)