S.I. No. 367/2015 - Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Designated Public Officials) Regulations 2015.

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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 4th September, 2015.
I, BRENDAN HOWLIN, Minister for Public Expenditure 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), hereby make the following regulations:
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Designated Public Officials) Regulations 2015.
(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 September 2015.
2. In these Regulations “Act” means the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (No. 5 of 2015).
3. (1) A public servant in a position of Secretary General, Second Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretary or Director in a public service body specified in Schedule 1 is prescribed as a designated public official for the purposes of section 6(1)(f) of the Act.
(2) A public servant in a position specified in column (3) of the table in Schedule 2 in the public service body specified in column (2) of that table opposite the reference number for that public service body in column (1) is prescribed as a designated public official for the purposes of section 6(1)(f) of the Act.
4. A public servant—
(a) in Dublin City Council, in a position of Chief Executive, Assistant Chief Executive, Director of Services, Head of Finance or Head of Human Resources, or
(b) in any other local authority, in a position of Chief Executive, Director of Services or Head of Finance,
is prescribed as a designated public official for the purposes of section 6(1)(f) of the Act.
5. The persons holding positions in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform the principal duties of which are to provide advice to the Minister, to which positions they were appointed on 10 March 2011 or 31 May 2011, are prescribed as designated public officials for the purposes of section 6(1)(f) of the Act.
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 3(1)
Public Service Bodies
1. The Courts Service
2. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
3. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
4. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs
5. The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
6. The Department of Defence
7. The Department of Education and Skills
8. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
9. The Department of Finance
10. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
11. The Department of Health
12. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
13. The Department of Justice and Equality
14. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
15. The Department of Social Protection
16. The Department of the Taoiseach
17. The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
18. The Houses of the Oireachtas Service
19. The Office of Public Works
20. The Office of the Revenue Commissioners
21. The Presidents Establishment
22. The State Examinations Commission
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 3(2)
TABLE
Reference No.

(1)
Public Service Body

(2)
Designated Positions of Employment

(3)
1.
The Central Statistics Office
Director General

Assistant Director General
2.
The Courts Service
Chief Executive

Property Arbitrator
3.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chief Veterinary Officer

Chief Inspector

Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

Director of Laboratories

Head of Agricultural Laboratories

Head of Veterinary Laboratories

Director of the Veterinary Research Laboratory
4.
The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Senior Petroleum Specialist
5.
The Department of Education and Skills
Chief Inspector
6.
The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Director of Met Éireann Director of Audit in the Local Government Audit Service
7.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Legal Adviser
8.
The Department of Health
Chief Medical Officer

Chief Nursing Officer
9.
The Department of Justice and Equality
Director General of the Irish Prison Service

Campus Governor in the Irish Prison Service

Director of the Probation Service

Director of Care and Rehabilitation

Director General of Forensic Science Ireland
10.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Chief Medical Officer
11.
The Department of Social Protection
Chief Medical Officer Chief Appeals Officer
12.
The Equality Tribunal
Director
13.
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
Director of Administration
14.
The Insolvency Service of Ireland
Director
15.
The Legal Aid Board
Chief Executive
16.
The National Council for Special Education
Chief Executive Officer
17.
The Office of the Appeal Commissioners
Appeal Commissioner
18.
The Office of the Attorney General
Director General

Chief Parliamentary Counsel

Chief State Solicitor

Deputy Director General

Assistant Chief State Solicitor

First Parliamentary Counsel

Parliamentary Counsel

Advisory Counsel Grade I
19.
The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Secretary and Director of Audit

Director of Audit
20.
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
Data Protection Commissioner
21.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Director of Public Prosecutions

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions

Chief Prosecution Solicitor

Head of Directing Division

Professional Officer Grade II
22.
The Office of the Ombudsman
Director General
23.
The Office of Public Works
Chairman

Commissioner

Director of Architectural Services

Director of Engineering Services
24.
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chairman Commissioner

Collector-General
25.
The Office of the State Pathologist
State Pathologist

Deputy State Pathologist
26.
The Property Registration Authority
Chief Executive
27.
The Public Appointments Service
Chief Executive
28.
The State Examinations Commission
Chief Executive Officer

Head of Examinations and Assessments Division
29.
The State Laboratory
State Chemist
30.
The Valuation Office
Commissioner of Valuation and Chief Boundary Surveyor
31.
The Workplace Relations Commission
Director General
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
1 September 2015.
BRENDAN HOWLIN,
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

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