Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Engineers Ireland National Conference 2020

Intended results A Government Minister was invited to address our members at our National Conference 2020 on the theme of Engineering Climate Action, Solutions to combat climate change in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caroline Spillane, Director General of 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.

Event / Reception (1)

Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, had agreed to address our members on 21 October at our remote National Conference event. The Minister was detained on governmental issues. An Assistant Secretary addressed our members in his place, and also was involved in the Q and A session. (First section only of our conference).

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.

Matthew Collins Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)