Politician(s) lobbied:Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Highlight issues to enable informed decisions to be made
Methods:Meeting
Details by Method
Meeting
Location: Minister's office, 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2Date: 14 May 2024Quad bikes: Quality, standard of information re training.Insurance: emphasis on accident preventionSafety Awards: support from Govt Depts, Public Service organisations and Local AuthoritiesDraft Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Concern on a number of issues.Apprenticeships: OSH modules required.Transition Year Safety Quiz: sought the assistance of the Minister to brief alternative Ministry on this initiative.
Politician(s) lobbied:Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; John McGahon (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Our interest is to make the proposed legislation more agile, give the proposed LicensingAuthority the power to approve new programmes outside of requiring secondary legislation for the betterment of the sector and meeting with the requirements of NISO members.