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Tuesday, 28 May 2024

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

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Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the review of the suite engineering qualifications declared under section 160 of the Local Government Act 2001; the membership of the expert panel established as part of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24122/24]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Membership of the Working Group recently established to undertake a review of engineering qualifications in the local government sector is detailed in the table below:

Shane Tiernan Chief Executive, Roscommon County Council (Chair)
Eamonn Hunt Local Government Management Agency
Lorna Maxwell South Dublin County Council
Colm Fitzpatrick Dublin City Council
Mary Quinn Leitrim County Council
Alan Dunney Kildare County Council
Sinéad Coleman Public Appointments Service
Padraic O’Donoghue Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Galway
Sarah Neary Principal Building Standards Adviser, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Sharon Finegan Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The purpose of this Working Group is to review the existing suite of engineering qualifications in the local government sector and to propose changes to those qualifications where necessary. The review of the engineering qualifications is being progressed as a priority with a view to concluding it at the earliest possible date.

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