Engineers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Engineers Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Submission to the: Working Group, Defective Block Grant Scheme + online meeting

Intended results The September submission was intended to assist in reviewing and improving the operation of the IS 465 scheme for all stakeholders. Engineers Ireland noted that, upon request, we would be willing to facilitate meetings between the registrants and the Working Group to ensure the latest expert views were made available to aid its deliberations. The meeting on 9 December was at the invitation of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss the Revised Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Damien Owens, Registrar 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.

Submission (1)

The submission was sent (21 Sept 2021) to an Assistant Principal Officer in the Minister's Dept, - who is not a listed DPO, - for the attention of the Working Group. The Minister's name is only given below as the submission related to his Department.

Virtual Meeting (1)

The December meeting as noted above, was with Officials at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, but they are not listed as DPOs. Hence the Minister's name is just referenced here below as the meeting related to the work of his Department.

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)