Engineers Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance

Intent: Greater focus on the development of key areas of infrastructure in Budget 2026, including housing, energy, and water, while also greater support for educational policies that would increase the numbers choosing engineering as a career.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Rosemary Steen (Director), Residential Tenancies Board

Intent: To amend the Residential Tenancies Act to allow Chartered Engineers to provide certification pursuant to section 34 of the Act.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: To ensure the retention of a minimum of level 8 NFQ, or equivalent, as the minimum requirement for engineering qualifications in local government::To ensure the Government appropriately considers MMC in its approach to housing delivery.::To ensure that the operation a new Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme does not disadvantage those already in the existing scheme.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Votes for Engineers Ireland nominee

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: That regard be had that regard be had, in Ireland’s diplomatic efforts, to both the protection of remaining infrastructure, including educational infrastructure, and the plans to restore this infrastructure in the event of a ceasefire in Gaza.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Aine Stapleton (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Anthony Flynn (Acting Assistant Chief Executive), Dublin City Council; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Shane Tiernan (Acting Chief Executive Officer), Roscommon County Council

Intent: Maintaining the position of representative bodies on the Building Control National Steering Group committee at the current level, instead of moving to Advisory Group.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Kevin Dillon (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Aine Stapleton (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Confirmation that the Housing Agency is considering pyrrhotite in its determinations, request that where a discrepancy exists between the recommendation of a member of the I.S. 465 Register employed by a homeowner and on employed by the Housing Agency, that the higher option of the two should be preferred, and that all necessary resources be provided to the NSAI to ensure that a revision of IS 465 is completed by the end of this year.

Methods: LetterMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Intent: A focus in Budget 2025 on spending to ensure that maths and STEM education is appropriately resourced at all levels, the development of high-quality Infrastructure is essential to both providing a high quality of life for Irish citizens and supporting the growth of Irish businesses, with a particular emphasis on sustainable energy, housing, and transport.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: The development of a National policy for Urban Nature-based Solutions and the establishment of a regulation and monitoring mechanism for nature-based solutions.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Stapleton (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Kevin Dillon (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: To outline the position of Engineers Ireland members concerning the Scheme, including required updates to I.S. 465 and concerns on the indemnification of engineers.

Methods: MeetingPhone call