RIAI

Lobbying Organisation RIAI

Date published 02 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details To persuade legislators and policymakers to embed architectural expertise and design quality more explicitly within Ireland's housing, regeneration, planning and infrastructure policies, particularly those relating to vacancy and dereliction.

Intended results To secure stronger policy recognition and practical involvement of architects in housing delivery, regeneration of vacancies and dereliction, and planning and procurement reform, thereby influencing how Ireland achieves its housing and infrastructure targets.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fionnuala May, RIAI President, Kathryn Meghen, RIAI CEO

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)

Sent on 6 May 2026 to Leinster House, Dublin 2. The RIAI requested an opportunity to meet Deputy Carrigy. No response was received.

Email (1)

Sent on 6 May 2026 to Micheal.Carrigy@oireachtas.ie.The RIAI requested an opportunity to meet with Deputy Carrigy. No response was received.

Meeting (1)

This meeting took place in person, at the RIAI Offices in Merrion Square on June 4 at 12 pm. Fionnuala May, Kathryn Meghen and Micheál Carrigy were all in attendance.

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.

Micheál Carrigy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)