List of Bodies with DPOs
Section 6 of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 provides that designated public officials include the following:
- Ministers of the Government and Ministers of State
- Other Members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann
- Members of the European Parliament for constituencies in the State
- Members of local authorities
- Special advisers appointed under section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997
- Public servants of a prescribed description
- Any other prescribed office holders or description of persons.
Below is a copy (PDF) of The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Designated Public Officials) Regulations 2015. The Regulations provide a schedule of the Departments and Agencies who on commencement of the Regulation of Lobbying Act on 1 September 2015, have Designated Public Officials prescribed under section 6(1)(f) of the Act. The Regulations prescribe the Designated Public Officials for each body.
A public servant in a position of Secretary General, Second Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretary or Director in a public service body specified in Schedule 1 is prescribed as a designated public official for the purposes of section 6(1)(f) of the Act.
Schedule 1
| The Courts Service |
| The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
| The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht |
| The Department of Children and Youth Affairs |
| The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources |
| The Department of Defence |
| The Department of Education and Skills |
| The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government |
| The Department of Finance |
| The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| The Department of Health |
| The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation |
| The Department of Justice and Equality |
| The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform |
| The Department of Social Protection |
| The Department of the Taoiseach |
| The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport |
| The Houses of the Oireachtas Service |
| The Office of Public Works |
| The Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
| The President's Establishment |
| The State Examinations Commission |
A public servant in a position specified in column (3) of the table in Schedule 2 in the public service body specified in column (2) of that table opposite the reference number for that public service body in column (1) is prescribed as a designated public official for the purposes of section 6(1)(f) of the Act.
Schedule 2
| Reference No. (1) |
Public Service Body (2) |
Designated Positions of Employment (3) |
| 1. | The Central Statistics Office | Director General Assistant Director General |
| 2. | The Courts Service | Chief Executive Property Arbitrator |
| 3. | The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | Chief Veterinary Officer Chief Inspector Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Director of Laboratories Head of Agricultural Laboratories Head of Veterinary Laboratories Director of the Veterinary Research Laboratory |
| 4. | The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | Senior Petroleum Specialist |
| 5. | The Department of Education and Skills | Chief Inspector |
| 6. | The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government | Director of Met Éireann Director of Audit in the Local Government Audit Service |
| 7. | The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Legal Adviser |
| 8. | The Department of Health | Chief Medical Officer Chief Nursing Officer |
| 9. | The Department of Justice and Equality | Director General of the Irish Prison Service Campus Governor in the Irish Prison Service Director of the Probation Service Director of Care and Rehabilitation Director General of Forensic Science Ireland |
| 10. | The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform | Chief Medical Officer |
| 11. | The Department of Social Protection | Chief Medical Officer Chief Appeals Officer |
| 12. | The Equality Tribunal | Director |
| 13. | The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission | Director of Administration |
| 14. | The Insolvency Service of Ireland | Director |
| 15. | The Legal Aid Board | Chief Executive |
| 16. | The National Council for Special Education | Chief Executive Officer |
| 17. | The Office of the Appeal Commissioners | Appeal Commissioner |
| 18. | The Office of the Attorney General | Director General Chief Parliamentary Counsel Chief State Solicitor Deputy Director General Assistant Chief State Solicitor First Parliamentary Counsel Parliamentary Counsel Advisory Counsel Grade I |
| 19. | The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General | Secretary and Director of Audit Director of Audit |
| 20. | The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner | Data Protection Commissioner |
| 21. | The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | Director of Public Prosecutions Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Chief Prosecution Solicitor Head of Directing Division Professional Officer Grade II |
| 22. | The Office of the Ombudsman | Director General |
| 23. | The Office of Public Works |
Chairman Director of Engineering Services |
| 24. | The Office of the Revenue Commissioners | Chairman Commissioner Collector-General |
| 25. | The Office of the State Pathologist | State Pathologist Deputy State Pathologist |
| 26. | The Property Registration Authority | Chief Executive |
| 27. | The Public Appointments Service | Chief Executive |
| 28. | The State Examinations Commission | Chief Executive Officer Head of Examinations and Assessments Division |
| 29. | The State Laboratory | State Chemist |
| 30. | The Valuation Office | Commissioner of Valuation and Chief Boundary Surveyor |
| 31. | The Workplace Relations Commission | Director General |
A public servant -
(a) in Dublin City Council, in a position of Chief Executive, Assistant Chief Executive, Director of Services, Head of Finance or Head of Human Resources, or
(b) in any other local authority, in a position of Chief Executive, Director of Services or Head of Finance,
is prescribed as a designated public official for the purposes of section 6(1)(f) of the Act.
The persons holding positions in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform the principal duties of which are to provide advice to the Minister, to which positions they were appointed on 10 March 2011 or 31 May 2011, are prescribed as designated public officials for the purposes of section 6(1)(f) of the Act.
Divisional Manager in Cork County Council:
- With effect from 1 September 2016 a public servant in Cork County Council in a position of Divisional Manager is prescribed as a designated public official for the purposes of section 6(1)(f) of the Act.