Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Arising from the covid-19 pandemic, request to public bodies to progress building and infrastructure projects in planning, pre-qualification, design, and tender phases.

Intended results Positive response and actions from public bodies to progress projects to continue pipeline of work for built environment and construction sectors.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Ingle

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.

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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.

Maurice Buckley Chairman (The Office of Public Works)

Ciarán O'Connor City Architect (The Office of Public Works)

Martin Bourke Assistant Secretary (The Office of Public Works)

Owen Keegan CEO (Dublin City Council)

Kathleen Holohan Chief Executive Officer (Carlow County Council)

Tommy Ryan CEO (Cavan County Council)

Pat Dowling Chief Executive Officer (Clare County Council)

Ann Doherty Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)

Tim Lucey CEO (Cork County Council)

Seamus Neely CEO (Donegal County Council)

Philomena Poole CEO (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

AnnMarie Farrelly Chief Executive Officer (Fingal County Council)

Brendan McGrath CEO (Galway City Council)

Kevin Kelly CEO (Galway County Council)

Moira Murrell CEO (Kerry County Council)

Peter Carey CEO (Kildare County Council)

Colette Byrne CEO (Kilkenny County Council)

John Mulholland CEO (Laois County Council)

Lar Power Chief Executive Officer (Leitrim County Council)

Pat Daly Chief Executive Officer (Limerick City and County Council)

Paddy Mahon CEO (Longford County Council)

Joan Martin Chief Executive Officer (Louth County council)

Peter Hynes Chief Executive Officer (Mayo County Council)

Jackie Maguire Chief Executive Officer (Meath County Council)

Eamonn O'Sullivan CEO (Monaghan County Council)

Anna Marie Delaney Chief Executive Officer (Offaly County Council)

Eugene Cummins Chief Executive Officer (Roscommon County Council)

Ciaran Hayes CEO (Sligo County Council)

Danny McLoughlin Chief Executive Officer (South Dublin County Council)

John "Rocky" McGrath Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Michael Walsh CEO (Waterford City and County Council)

Pat Gallagher Chief Executive Officer (Westmeath County Council)

Tom Enright Chief Executive Officer (Wexford County Council)

Frank Curran Chief Executive Officer (Wicklow County Council)

Seán Ó Foghlú Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Peter Finnegan Secretary General (The Houses of the Oireachtas Service)

John McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Maria Graham Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Paul Lemass Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Feargal Ó Coigligh Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Ronnie Downes Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paul Quinn Government Chief Procurement Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Mark Griffin Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Ciarán Ó hÓbáin Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Matthew Collins Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Orlaigh Quinn Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Derek Moran Secretary General (Department of Finance)

John McCarthy Chief Economist (Department of Finance)