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2025-01-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Resolve the issues: PII; Collateral Warranty Obligation; Address the scale of the increase in starting salaries for graduate engineers that were mandated by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Encourage the digitalisation process.
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Our sector is facing significant challenges affecting its ability to contribute to the delivery of essential housing |
| — | infrastructure |
| — | and climate change mitigation measures. |
2025-01-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: 1. Accelerate delivery of NDP by bringing priority projects to and through design phase.2. Improve contractual relations including conditions of engagement to facilitate NDP project delivery.3. Addressing skills shortages in our sector.4. Building Sustainable Climate Resilience.
Methods: Unknown
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | ACEI BUDGET 2025 SUBMISSION |
2025-01-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: • Reform Public Sector Procurement including:- Net Contributory Clauses- Move to percentage fees on Net Construction Value- Amend COE to allow for inflation and delay costs.• Invest in existing Construction Sector Group initiatives to digitalise the industry.• Bring forward the design phase of more key strategic projects to ensure they are shovel ready.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Challenging Business Environment: Skills Shortage; Inflationary Pressure; Systemic Delays; Environmental Responsibility; Procurement Strategies; Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) Constraints; Adversarial Relations; Willingness to Pay |
2024-05-22
Politician(s) lobbied: Deborah Sweeney (Special Adviser), Department of Finance
Intent: request for minister to provide foreword for annual review
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | request for a foreword from Minister |
2024-05-22
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Damien English (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Cowen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Howlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charlie McConalogue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Measures to combat inflation to be urgently addressed; measures put in place to attract and retain skilled employees; amendment of Civil Liabilities Act to allow net contribution clauses in contracts; increase the gross capital expenditure allocation for the Dept CCAE budget and prioritise the delivery of infrastructure projects that makes us more resilient as a society, better transitions us to a sustainable low carbon society, and enables the development of critical renewables.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | 31/08/22 Pre-Budget 2023 submission with a focus on five areas: 1. Unprecedented inflation 2. Industry skills shortage 3. Professional Indemnity Insurance 4. Capital investment in public infrastructure 5. Climate Action and Sustainability |
2023-05-04
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: Introduction of Net Contribution Clauses in Government construction contracts.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Construction Industry Council (CIC) submission to the Minister DPENDPDR providing legal advice received by CIC on the Civil Liability Act 1961 and requesting the introduction of Net Contribution Clauses to Government construction contracts. |
2023-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Cowen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Howlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Flanagan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charlie McConalogue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Damien English (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Stanton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denise Mitchell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fergus O'Dowd (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Francis Noel Duffy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gino Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Heather Humphreys (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Flaherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe McHugh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul Phelan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Josepha Madigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc MacSharry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Shanahan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Creed (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McNamara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mick Barry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ossian Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Padráig Mac Lochlainn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Buckley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick O'Donovan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Kehoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Haughey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Coveney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Pringle (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Violet Anne Wynne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Concrete levy to be removed and Ministers and TDs to provide responses to the challenges facing the construction sector.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Construction Industry Council (CIC) letter to all TDs in relation to the challenges facing the construction and wider built environment sector |
| — | including recent announcement of a concrete levy. Priorities for the industry were also addressed. |
2022-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Damien English (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Measures to combat inflation to be urgently addressed; measures put in place to attract and retain skilled employees; amendment of Civil Liabilities Act to allow net contribution clauses in contracts; increase the gross capital expenditure allocation for the Dept CCAE budget and prioritise the delivery of infrastructure projects that makes us more resilient as a society, better transitions us to a sustainable low carbon society, and enables the development of critical renewables.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | 31/08/22 Pre-Budget 2023 submission with a focus on five areas: 1. Unprecedented inflation 2. Industry skills shortage 3. Professional Indemnity Insurance 4. Capital investment in public infrastructure 5. Climate Action and Sustainability |
2022-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Damien English (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Paul Quinn (Government Chief Procurement Officer), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: Amend public works contract provisions to bring them in line with the long-established rules and traditions in Irish jurisprudence, which provide that ‘costs follow the event’.::Also put in place a procedure where any sealed offers will be dealt with in line with accepted practice (e.g., under ‘Calderbank offer’ procedures) and which are equitable to all parties to the contract, and which will incentivise the resolution of a dispute at an early stage.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | 18/07/2022 Construction Industry Council (CIC) letter re Public Works Construction Contracts - Liability for costs in Arbitration |
2022-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Paul Quinn (Government Chief Procurement Officer), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: Government putting in place solutions to discontinue fixed price lump sum fees for professional services on projects that in many cases span several years.::Other approaches suggested by ACEI to protect the commercial viability of ACEI member firms.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | 17/07/22 Letter sent to Minister Michael McGrath highlighting concerns regarding the impact unprecedented and unforeseen inflation is having on ACEI member firms. |
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