Irish Planning Institute

Lobbying Organisation Irish Planning Institute

Date published 07 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Planners and the Critical Skills Occupations List

Intended results Placing planners on the critical skills occupations list as they meet the criteria for inclusion on the Critical Skills Occupations List as a highly skilled occupation which is experiencing labour or skill shortages in respect of qualifications, experience or skills and which are required for the proper functioning of the Irish economy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gavin Lawlor

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.

Meeting (1)

Discussion around the need to include planners on the Critical Skills Occupation List

Letter (1)

Follow up letter providing further detail around the need to include planners on the Critical Skills Occupation List

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.

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)