Irish Planning Institute

Lobbying Organisation Irish Planning Institute

Date published 07 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Development and Zoning

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Exempted Development Regulations

Intended results Inform any revisions to the exempted development provisions of regulations accompanying the Planning and Development Act 2024.

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.

Letter (1)

Letter issued to Paul Hogan and officials. In preparing this submission, the Institute sought comments and observations from its members. The comments and observations came from a wide range of members across all sectors of the profession, and made detailed suggestions, in many instances on an Article by Article and Class by Class basis. These were considered by the Institute’s Policy and Research Committee and by the Institute’s Council.

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.

Paul Hogan Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)