S.I. No. 424/2024 - Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Designated Public Officials) Regulations 2024

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Designated Public Officials) Regulations 2024.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 January 2025.

2. A public servant in a position specified in column (3) of the table in the Schedule in the public service body specified in column (2) thereof opposite the reference number for that public service body in column (1) thereof is prescribed as a designated public official for the purposes of

section 6

(1)(f) of the

Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015

(No. 5 of 2015).

Schedule

Regulation 2

Table

Reference No.

(1)

Public Service Body

(2)

Designated Positions of Employment

(3)

1

Department of Defence

Chief of Staff

Deputy Chief of Staff

Assistant Chief of Staff

2

Defence Forces

Brigadier General

Commodore of Irish Naval Service

3

National Transport Authority

Chief Executive Officer

Director of Transport Planning & Investment, Deputy Chief Executive

Director of Public Transport Services

Director of Finance & Corporate Services

Director of Public Transport Regulation

Director of Public Transport Technology

Chief Information Officer

4

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Chief Executive Officer

Director of Business Services

Director of Capital Programmes

Director of Network Management

Director of Commercial Operations

Director of Professional Services

Head of Land Use Planning

5

Medical Bureau of Road Safety

Director

6

Road Safety Authority

Chief Executive Officer

7

Commission for Railway Regulation

Commissioner for Railway Regulation

8

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI)

Chief Executive Officer

Head of Finance and Corporate Services

Head of Human Resources

Head of Operations

Head of Research

Head of ICT

River Basin District Director

9

Environmental Protection Agency

Director General

Director

10

Loughs Agency

Chief Executive Officer

Director

11

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

Chief Executive Officer

Director

12

Central Bank of Ireland

Governor

Deputy Governor

Chief Operations Officer

Director

Chief People Officer

Chief Information Officer

Registrar of Credit Unions

Chief of Staff/Advisor to the Governor

13

National Shared Services Office

Chief Executive Officer

Head of Corporate Services

Head of Employee Services

Head of Finance Shared Services

Chief Information Officer

14

National Standards Authority of Ireland

Chief Executive Officer

15

Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority

Chief Executive Officer

16

Health & Safety Authority

Chief Executive Officer

17

Personal Injuries Resolution Board

Chief Executive Officer

18

Competition & Consumer Protection Commission

Chairperson

Member of Commission

19

National Council for Special Education

Chief Executive Officer

20

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

Chief Executive Officer

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

21

Teaching Council

Director

Deputy Director

Assistant Principal

22

Adoption Authority of Ireland

Chief Executive Officer

Chairperson of Board

Deputy Chairperson of Board

Board Member

23

Child and Family Agency (Tusla)

Chief Executive

National Director of Services and Integration

National Director of Finance and Corporate Services

National Director of People and Change

National Director of Quality and Regulation

Chief Information Officer

Chairperson

Deputy Chairperson

Board Member

24

National Disability Authority

Director

Head of Policy, Research & Public Affairs

Chief Officer of Centre for Excellence in Universal

25

An Rialálaí Agraibhia

Chief Executive Officer

Chairperson of the Board

26

Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board

Chairperson of the Board

27

Bord Bia

Chief Executive Officer

Chairperson of the Board

28

Bord Iascaigh Mhara

Chief Executive Officer

Chairperson of the Board

29

Marine Institute

Chief Executive Officer

Chairperson of the Board

30

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority

Executive Chairperson

31

Teagasc

Director

Chairperson of the Authority

Director of Research

Director of Knowledge Transfer

Chief Operations Officer

32

Cuan

Chief Executive Officer

33

International Protection Appeals Tribunal

Chairperson

Registrar

34

Legal Services Regulatory Authority

Chief Executive Officer

35

Parole Board

Chief Executive Officer

36

Private Security Authority

Chief Executive Officer

37

Property Services Regulatory Authority

Chief Executive Officer

38

Irish Film Classification Office

Director

39

Office of the Inspector of Prisons

Inspector of Prisons

40

The Pensions Authority

Chairperson

Ordinary Member

Pensions Regulator

41

Citizens Information Board

Chief Executive

42

Water Safety Ireland

Chief Executive Officer

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

43

Western Development Commission

Chief Executive Officer

44

Electoral Commission

Chief Executive Officer

Chair of Board

45

An Bord Pleanála

Chairperson

Deputy Chairperson

46

Maritime Area Regulatory Authority

Chief Executive Officer

47

Office of the Planning Regulator

Planning Regulator

Deputy Planning Regulator and Director of Evaluations of Local Authority Plans

Director of Planning Reviews

Director of Corporate Services

Director of Research, Training and Public Awareness

48

Residential Tenancies Board

Director

49

Tailte Éireann

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Chief Operations Officer Registration

Chief Operations Officer Surveying

Chief Operations Officer Valuation

50

Limerick City and County Council

Special adviser to the Mayor of Limerick

51

Coimisiún na Meán

Commissioner

Executive Chairperson

Online Safety Commissioner

52

Health Service Executive

Chief Executive Officer

Regional Executive Officer

Chief Clinical Officer

Chief People Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Technology and Transformation Officer

National Director for Service and Schemes

National Director for Access and Integration

National Director for Communications and Public Affairs

National Director for Major Capital Infrastructure

Chair

Deputy Chair

Board Member

53

Health Information and Quality Authority

Chief Executive

Chief Inspector of Social Services

Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Health Technology Assessment

Director of Health Information and Standards

Chief Operating Officer

Chief Information Officer

Director of Healthcare Regulation

Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement

54

Health Research Board

Chief Executive Officer

Director of Research Strategy and Funding

Director of Corporate Operations

Director of Health Information and Evidence

55

Quality and Qualifications Ireland

Chief Executive

Senior Adviser - Strategy and Risk

Director of Integration

Director of Awards

Director of Development

Director of Corporate Services

56

Higher Education Authority

Chief Executive Officer

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

57

Solas

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Director

58

Science Foundation of Ireland

Director General

Deputy Director General

Director of Science for Society

Director of Science for the Economy

Chief Operations Officer

59

Irish Research Council

Director

60

Corporate Enforcement Authority

Chief Executive Officer

61

The Companies Registration Office

Registrar

62

Intellectual Property Office of Ireland

Comptroller

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

28 August, 2024.

PASCHAL DONOHOE,

Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

30

th August,

2024.

I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 4 and 6(2) of the

Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015

(No. 5 of 2015), and having had regard to the matters specified in section 6(3) of that Act, hereby make the following regulations