Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 12 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Attended Summit on Energy Independence

Intended results Ensure engineering considerations were taken into high level discussion on energy in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Keelan Keogh

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)

Open discussion between industry and government. Engineers Ireland were invited. Event was held in Department of the Taoiseach, Government Buildings

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Simon Coveney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)