Designated Public Officials

1. Introduction
2. Ministers
3. Advisers to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
4. Secretary General

5. Deputy Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Directors and Equivalent Grades
6. Acting Assistant Secretaries
7. Acting Head of Strategic HR

Introduction

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.