Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 18 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Offer to speak to new Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services.

Intended results Engineers Ireland wants to support the work of the newly-established Joint Committee chaired by Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh, and assist in whatever we can in their deliberations in advance of their March report. We wish to offer representatives/or expert witnesses to attend and advise the Senator and his Committee.

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

Email was sent to the clerk of this Committee Tom Sheridan in January and he was asked in the email to pass our request on to the Chairman of this Committee Senator Ó Ceidigh.

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.

Pádraig Ó Céidigh Senator (Seanad)