Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 18 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Engineering Education: Future skills, standards and mobility

Intended results To secure a senior civil servant to address and open our conference on 'Engineering Education: Future skills, standards and mobility'.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Richard Manton, Policy Officer and Deputy Registrar with 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 (1)

Invitation issued 12/8/2019 to the Secretary General at the Dept of Education and Skills to give the opening address at an Engineers Ireland conference 'Engineering Education: Future skills, standards and mobility' on 30 October. The Secretary General's insights would be invaluable to our members. (Engineers Ireland accredits engineering courses at universities and institutes of technology to ensure engineering and engineering technology programmes meet international standards).

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.

Seán Ó Foghlú Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)