Organisation Information
Regulation of Lobbying - Designated Public Officials
- Published on: 7 January 2020
- Last updated on: 26 June 2024
- Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
- List of designated public officials under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
- Relevant bodies exempted under the Transparency Code
Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 is designed to provide information to the public about who is lobbying whom about what. Further information is available at www.lobbying.ie.
Section 6(4) of the Act requires each public body to publish a list of designated public officials of the body. The purpose of the list is twofold:
- to allow members of the public identify those persons who are designated public officials; and
- as a resource for lobbyists filing a return to the Register who may need to source a designated public official’s details
List of designated public officials under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
| Name | Organisation | Job Title | Area of Responsibility |
| Darragh O'Brien TD | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Minister | - |
| - | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Minister of State | - |
| Malcolm Noonan TD | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Minister of State | - |
| Graham Doyle | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Secretary General | - |
| Fiona Quinn | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Local Government |
| Paul Hogan | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Acting Assistant Secretary | Planning |
| Marguerite Ryan | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Corporate and Business Support |
| Fintan Towey | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Water |
| Caroline Timmons | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Affordable Housing |
| Niall Ó'Donnchú | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Heritage |
| Aine Stapleton | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Housing Policy and Standards |
| David Kelly | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Homelessness, Rental and Social Inclusion |
| Paul Benson | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Acting Assistant Secretary | Social Housing Delivery |
| Eoin Moran | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Director | Met Éireann |
| Niamh Larkin | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Director of Audit | - |
| Ciara Shaughnessy | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Special Adviser to Minister O'Brien | - |
| Kevin Dillon | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Special Adviser to Minister O'Brien | - |
| Hannah Hamilton | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Special Adviser to Minister of State Noonan | - |