Policy

Engineers Ireland aims to play an active role in public policy, taking a leadership role nationally on issues related to engineering as well as sustainability, wellbeing and innovation more broadly.

Our core policy values are:

• Community and the common good: Advancing the safety, health and well-being of the public
• Sustainability: Promoting the principles and practices of sustainable development and the needs of present and future generations
• Innovation: Leading rapid and transformational developments in digital and other technologies for the benefit of all
• Excellence in engineering: Promoting knowledge and skills, professional standards, diversity, and public confidence in the engineering profession
• Trustworthiness: Acting with integrity, objectivity, evidence, authority, and transparency as an organisation

Engineers Ireland Policy Overview

We publish a series of Policy Briefs to summarise our policy recommendations and background research on a variety of topics:

• Sustainability and long-term planning
• Infrastructure investment and policy reform
• Engineers’ priorities for Brexit negotiations
• Transport
• Communications
• Energy
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education
• Encouraging more women to become engineers
• Building regulations and standards

We also publish The State of Ireland, a series of annual independent reports assessing the country’s infrastructure:

• The State of Ireland 2018
• The State of Ireland 2017
• The State of Ireland 2016

We also publish Engineering: A barometer of the profession in Ireland, capturing trends in engineering employment, perspectives and education:

• Engineering 2018

We are committed to having our voice heard in the public policy dialogue and we regularly participate in public consultations, workshops, Oireachtas Committees etc. We have made the following submissions: