Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Construction Industry Stakeholder Meeting

Intended results This was a invitation to attend this meeting to Engineers Ireland i.e. there was a meeting organised and hosted by officials from the Dept of Housing, Local Government and Heritage re Brexit preparation. Engineers Ireland was represented at that meeting.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michelle Hoctor, Marketing and Communications Director, 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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

The Department's Senior Government Minister was present for the meeting on 4 November and would have heard the points raised by the Engineers Ireland attendee at the meeting in relation to our organisation's support (i.e. CPD/other information) for our members, ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period.

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.

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)