Overwatch Report

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Minister for Education and Skills launches Engineering 2019 - our barometer report on the profession

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Engineers Ireland Cork Region Annual Dinner

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Patrick Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Fergal Dennehy', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Forum on Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Colette Byrne', 'role': 'CEO (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'Maurice Buckley', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of Public Works)'} {'name': 'John Brennan', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Millea', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Employment] Women in Leadership lunch

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting relating to Industry 4.0 Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Attendance at High Level Consultative Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Group Meeting & Launch - 'Build' Report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Patrick O’Donovan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] Meetings with the President of Engineers Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Gallagher', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Westmeath County Council)'} {'name': 'Owen Keegan', 'role': 'CEO (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Tim Lucey', 'role': 'CEO (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Kevin Morey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Brendan Jennings', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cavan County Council)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] 50th anniversary event, Limerick

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Engineers Ireland

May–August

[Housing] Participation on advisory group to The State of Ireland 2019 report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frank Curran', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Wicklow County Council)'}

Engineers Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] Engineers' priorities, Local Elections 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Email with a link to our Local Election Priority Document was sent on 9/5/2019.'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email with a link to our Local Election Priority Document was sent on 9/5/2019.'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email with a link to our Local Election Priority Document was sent on 9/5/2019.'}

Engineers Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] Meeting re Local Authority Work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Daly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Limerick City and County Council)'}

Engineers Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Engineering firm's event in Cork

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colette Finn', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}

Engineers Ireland

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Future Energy Forum in Dundalk

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Noel Keelan', 'role': 'Councillor (Monaghan County Council)'} {'name': 'Madeleine Argue', 'role': 'Councillor (Cavan County Council)'} {'name': 'Winston J. Bennett', 'role': 'Councillor (Cavan County Council)'} + 117 more

Engineers Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Excellence Awards Invitation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Engineers Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Engineering Education: Future skills, standards and mobility

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Ó Foghlú', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Engineers Ireland

May–August

[Housing] The State of Ireland 2019 report on housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': "Email sent to all TD's in relation to the Report. June 2019."} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Email sent to all Senators in relation to the Report. June 2019.'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} + 1 more

Engineers Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Conference 'Engineering Education: Future skills, standards and mobility'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Engineers Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Meeting with a Minister of State re Engineers Ireland's State of Ireland Report 2019 on Housing.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Engineers Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Participation by Engineers Ireland at a Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning & Local Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Engineers Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Cáirde Fáil Dinner 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Engineers Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Request to a Senior Minister to speak at our National Conference 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Engineers Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Meeting sought with a Senior Minister re: State of Ireland Report 2019 on housing infrastructure

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Engineers Ireland

September–December

[Transport] Future Transport Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Baker', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Clarke', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Martin Connolly', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Gerard Mullaney', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Dara Mulvey', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Joseph Queenan', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} + 17 more

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Housing] 'Engineering solutions to the housing shortage.' Young Engineers Society Event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Engineers Ireland Energy and Environment Division Annual Lunch

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Public lecture organised by Engineers Ireland's West Region on 'One Planet Living for Housing Growth Areas'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pearce Flannery', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Colette Connolly', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Billy Cameron', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Cathal Ó Conchúir', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Declan McDonnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Donal Lyons', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 53 more

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Contact with Minister for Education and Skills Special Advisor (re STEPS programme)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Cluskey', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Engineers Ireland Cork Region Annual Dinner

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Dennehy', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Ian Doyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'}

Engineers Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Engineers Week-related event with Minister for Education and Skills

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs