Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 18 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details The State of Ireland 2019 report on housing

Intended results To highlight among our political representatives the recommendations made by our panel of engineers & related professionals in our State of Ireland 2019 report on infrastructure in Ireland with a particular focus on housing.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caroline Spillane, Director General of Engineers Ireland & Dr Richard Manton, Policy Officer, 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

Mass communications

Email All TDs Email sent to all TD's in relation to the Report. June 2019.

Email All Senators Email sent to all Senators in relation to the Report. June 2019.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Jan O'Sullivan TD on 3 July re State of Ireland recommendations. (Meeting held with Dr Richard Manton of Engineers Ireland). Planning, infrastructure funding and building regulations would have been discussed.

Email (2-5)

Requests for meetings relating to The State of Ireland 2019 report and its recommendations were sent in the period July-August to Minister Bruton, Minister Murphy, Minister English, Minister Canney, and Eoin O Broin TD. (In these meetings, when in place, we would plan to discuss, among other areas, planning, infrastructure funding and building regulations).

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.

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Eoghan Murphy Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)