The Institute of Directors Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Institute of Directors Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details State Body Governance

Intended results To brief a contact from the the Department of Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform about a new IoD Ireland white paper on State Body Governance.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caroline Spillane CDir, CEO, IoD 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.

Meeting (1)

An online meeting was arranged with Kevin O’Brien, Head of Government Accounting, Department of Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, to brief the department on the IoD Ireland state body governance white paper.

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.

Kevin O’Brien, Head of Government Accounting Head of Governance & Public Affairs (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)