Designated Public Officials

The Regulation of Lobbying Act was produced in 2015. As per this act, the Standards in Public Office Commission were ordered to establish and maintain an online Register of Lobbying activities.

The purpose of the register is to make information available to the public on the identity of those communicating with designated public officials on specific policy, legislative matters or prospective decisions. Lobbyists must report on their interactions with the Designated Public Officials.

Section 6(4) of the Act requires each public body to publish a list of designated public officials. The purpose of the list is twofold:

• to allow members of the public to identify those persons who are designated public officials
• to act as a resource for lobbyists filing a return to the register who may need to source a designated public official’s details

The Transparency Code outlines the groups to which these arrangements apply. Below are the designated public officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Jack Chambers

Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Kevin 'Boxer' Moran

Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform with responsibility for the Office of Public Works

Emer Higgins

Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform with special responsibility for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment

Shane Smyth

Sam Griffin

David Moloney

Colin Menton

John Kinnane

Jasmina Behan

Marianne Cassidy

Shirley Comerford

Barry O'Brien

Eoin Dorgan

Barry Lowry

David O'Sullivan

Anne Stewart

David Feeney

Dr. Tom O'Connell

Deirdre Rudden

For further information on these department members and their responsibilities, see Who Does What.