Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024
77. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the officials associated with the Climate Change Advisory Council who are considered designated public officials under the Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023. [8711/24]
View answerOne member of the Climate Change Advisory Council is a designated public official, within the meaning of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (as amended). Eoin Moran is the Director of Met Éireann, which is a prescribed position under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Designated Public Officials) Regulations 2015. None of the other members of the Climate Change Advisory Council, nor the staff employed to act as its Secretariat, are designated public officials within the meaning of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (as amended). Similarly, no individual is a designated public official under the Act by virtue of their association with the Climate Change Advisory Council.
