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AnnuAl report 2014

ContentSChapter One President’s rePort 7

director General’s annual review 9

our elected rePresentatives 12

Chapter twO Financial statements 15

Chapter three membershiP 30

Chapter FOur enGineerinG the Future 36

cPd 37

Chapter Five advocacy rePort 40

the irish academy oF enGineerinG 43

Chapter Six our reGional branches, enGineerinG divisions

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progreSS on MAny FrontSexciting developments and robust financialstatements feature in the report from this year’s president.

as my term as president comes to its conclusion, it is my dutyto report on the works of Council at the end of the 2014/15season. i would also like to take the opportunity to reflect onthe 12 months that have passed since my inauguration at lastyear’s aGM on 29th May.

when i first looked at the schedule of events for my term of office, the

list was bursting with activities yet i am surprised with which the speed

of the year has passed! it does not seem that long ago that i was setting

out the pillars of my Presidential year – the convergence between all

forms of engineering and technology and a desire to encourage more

female students into the profession. i was delighted to attend the first

women in engineering career seminar in dublin castle during october

organised by the stePs team. Facilitating events where female

students can engage with female engineers like myself and the others

featured on the panel helped them fully realise the opportunities

available to them. any event that can break down the stereotypes of

engineers and remove barriers to entry to the profession must be

welcomed.

the challenge to encourage young people into the profession continues

as does recruiting and retaining new members. a major piece of market

research was undertaken in 2014 to explore the opinions of the general

public regarding engineering and the views of member and

non-member engineers about engineers ireland, the profession’s

representative body. the initial findings have been presented to council

and from this body of work, a clear marketing strategy for the

organisation can be determined.

being able to highlight the contribution of the profession to society

amongst the general public was a particularly rewarding task for me

as President. the entries in the 2014 excellence awards allowed me to

do just that through the medium of the irish times supplement and at

the awards ceremony itself the attendance of which continues to grow

each year. the award entries also reflected the other theme of my

presidency that of convergence in engineering. a traditional civil

engineering project – the rosie hackett bridge – won the engineering

Project of the year but the construction process would have been quite

different without the reams of data gathered by digital processes to

calculate the flows of traffic in that part of the city to aid the

construction process and post the bridge’s opening and the impact on

traffic flows. similarly, ‘robbie the robot’ designed and built to enhance

the life of Joanne o’riordan demonstrates the combination of

technology enhancing mechanical engineering. at the centre of both


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these engineering projects are citizens or an individual human,

benefitting from an engineering-led design solution.

to continue to benefit society, our engineers must keep up with

developments in their particular field of expertise and with that a

commitment to cPd. with mandatory cPd being introduced in 2017,

the scoping exercise has commenced for the it requirements to support

this. it is anticipated that the development work will take place in late

2015 / early 2016 so that the application can be operated for several

months before going live. the level of investment will be in-line with

our agreed budgets though there are a number of alternative solutions

to explore. one option being actively investigated is a smartphone app

to allow members update their cPd record when they are actually

undertaking a cPd activity and make the entire recording process as

user friendly as possible. in preparation, our crm system now produces

a printable certificate for all seminar and course attendees which also

attaches digitally to a members profile as a verifiable cPd record. this

is just one simple change that will assist with automating the recording

process.

the financial health of the organisation continues to improve in line with

the improving economy. council recently approved a very strong set of

financial statements for 2014, now before you, and early indications are

that 2015 will be similar. these results have been achieved through the

hard work of the team at clyde road with the very strong support of the

Finance committee.

one of the biggest changes to occur in clyde road in the last number

of years and overlapping with my year as President is the upcoming

departure of John Power, the director General who has served the

organisation for the past eight years. John proved to be right man at

the right time as we weathered one of the most significant recessions

in living memory. he leaves behind a legacy of achievements including,

reassessing the criteria for membership of engineers ireland,

producing the first tv advertisement highlighting the engineering

profession; overseeing a smooth transition to the new requirement for

chartered engineer status to a level 9 qualification, negotiating the

freehold on our property here at 22 clyde road, and overseeing the

development of our new region in australia / new Zealand . on behalf

of my fellow officers, council and the executive board i would like to

wish him well with the next stage of his journey.

Finally, i would like to thank my fellow

officers John o’dea, bill Grimson and

dermot byrne for their support

and i wish bill all the best for his

term as President. to all the

team at clyde road, thanks for

the wonderful job you do

supporting the engineering

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regina MoranChartered Engineer

President

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Ann Kelleher (centre), Chartered Engineer, Vice President of Intel’s Technology and Manufacturing Group and FSM co-general manager, was awarded the Engineers Ireland President’sAward for demonstrating leadership in engineering. Ann is pictured receiving her award from Michael Crothers, former Managing Director of Shell, sponsor of the award,

and Regina Moran, President of Engineers Ireland.

introductionthe last 12 months has seen the economy continue to recover with

renewed hope for those who weathered the storm at home and those

who had to seek shelter overseas. the spring statement recently

published by the Government would suggest that the time of

austerity may be passed. this is good news for all professions

including our own but we must welcome the recovery with caution.

the lessons learned in years passed should not be forgotten with

the bright dawn of optimism. a return to the extravagance and

spending of 2007 should be avoided at all costs.

already we are seeing hints of the relaxation of standards that were

introduced directly as a result of the blinkered nature of the celtic

tiger boom that led to disasters which had both economic and

human impacts. one such example is the revised building

regulations that were only introduced on 1 march 2014. a mere 12

months later there are suggestions that light-touch regulation

should be applied in the case of one-off self-build homes along with

widening the pool of qualified professionals competent to carry out

the work of assigned and design certifier. the legislation was

introduced for a reason and let’s not lose sight of this.

neither should we forget there are many Priory halls out there. most

recently the fire that destroyed six houses at the millfield manor

housing estate in newbridge in 20 minutes could have resulted in

terrible tragedy.

over the past year attacks – both political and personal – have

occurred against our colleagues in irish water who are carrying out

necessary work to improve the water infrastructure that delivers a

far, too taken for granted, resource. similarly the lack of

understanding that resides within the general public about the

investment required for new power transmission lines to deliver

upgrades to the existing network has never been more obvious than

in the last 12 months. it is not just the media that is to blame for this

incomprehension.

as the guardian of the engineering profession, engineers ireland will

continue to do its best to educate the general public about the role

that engineers play in delivering the infrastructure that is essential

for their wellbeing, often just assumed.. to do this, a healthy and

financially sound organisation is required.

Finance, Facilities and hrlike any other organisation, to ensure our continued survival and

representation of the profession, a healthy financial position is

required. i am pleased to say that 2014 was a very positive year for

engineers ireland and it continues to reflect the ongoing hard work

by our secretariat staff, the Finance committee and the treasurers

in our regions.

the financial statements for the year end saw an increase in income

for the third year running showing an overall rise vs 2013, of 6.4%.

expenditure increased by 1.6% resulting in a surplus for the year of

€962k, an improvement of 32% compared with the 2013 result.

our 2014 capital investment programme totalled over €200k and

focused on continued developments in our it infrastructure and facility

improvements in our headquarters in clyde road which benefited both

members and staff.

the major project was the long overdue rewiring of the old building..

other work included the introduction of two purpose built interview

rooms designed specifically for professional interviews and the

conversion of the committee room into a more welcoming waiting area

for interview candidates and other visitors.

technological advancesalso for the benefit of members, new audio visual facilities were

installed in the main meeting rooms and a new web cast facility was

introduced. towards the end of the year remote web casting was trialled

and it is planned to roll this out to all regions in 2015.

our membership system and other applications were moved to a ‘cloud’

environment thereby providing increased resilience and business

continuity for our main operations.

Membershipthe year was both challenging and rewarding from our membership

perspective. For the first time since the downturn our overall

membership numbers rose by 3% with all sections of membership

growing with the exception of technician members. the number of

chartered engineers increased by 11%.

a record number of applications for professional titles (754) was

received in 2014 (657 in January and 97 in september 2014). this

reflected the fact that it was the last time applications under the old

regulations were accepted.

also of relevance was the introduction of the new building control

(amendment) regulations and expanded statutory functions for

chartered engineers as referred to earlier.

this volume of applications was double the normal annual level and

placed a particularly onerous workload on the membership team and

the cadre of volunteers on which we heavily rely to support our

processes.

the demands placed upon our volunteers and academic interviewers

in particular and the members of the membership Qualifications board

and board of examiners was exceptional. we must be mindful of the

demands we place on our volunteer members to ensure that we do not

erode their commitment and goodwill towards engineers ireland.

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direCtor generAl’S AnnuAl review

engaging with Our Members the combination of the website engineersJournal.ie and the fortnightly

eJournal is the ‘shop window’ for engineers ireland, a regular and

visible reminder of the benefits of membership.. it promotes the fact

that engineers ireland is for engineers of all disciplines with specific

sections for civil, electrical/energy, mechanical, biomedical,

technology/software and chemical.

readership figures have been steadily increasing since its digital

inception on 21 march 2013. For example, the open rates for the

eJournal are 58.5% compared to an industry average for non-profit

organisations’ email communications of 25.3%. overseas visitors to the

site have jumped from 25% to 35% in the last six months of 2014. this

shows particularly high levels of engagement internationally and

engineers returning from abroad are an obvious target for membership

growth.

with almost two thirds of our readers aged 18-34 years, we are

connecting with a key demographic that is absolutely necessary in order

to grow and consolidate membership. Plans are under way to redesign

the website and eJournal in Q2 of 2015 with a more user-friendly,

engaging website it is anticipated that the readership rates will further

increase.

the excellence awards is proving more popular every year and the

event was filled to capacity in 2014 as new award categories were

introduced and an overhaul of the awards ceremony was completed. it

also gives us an opportunity to highlight to the general public through

the media the contribution of the profession to society.

a review of the annual conference format was concluded in 2014 by a

taskforce appointed by council. the decision to persist with the current

format, for 2015, was taken. this event will be further evaluated in

terms of the value it delivers for sponsors and in realising engineers

ireland's objective of engaging with as many members as possible. new

proposals regarding the format will be considered post the 2015 event

and presented to the executive board.

representing Our Members at home and abroadwe continue to engage with Government on behalf of the engineering

profession on issues that are of relevance including submissions to the

department of transport, tourism and sport on its statement of

strategy 2015-2017 and a call from comment on irish water’s strategic

Plan for water services. we continued to work on strengthening our

position that a register of engineers in ireland befits the profession.

engineers ireland continued to actively participate in international fora

including Feani. engineers ireland was licensed to award the eurace

accreditation label for bachelor and masters degree programmes up

to 2018 and we also signed a mutual recognition agreement with other

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annual meeting in wellington, new Zealand. during that visit the

registrar and i took the opportunity to meet with some of our members

in hong Kong and melbourne. there is a strong level of goodwill and

support among members overseas and we need to capitalise on this.

CpDin a rapidly changing environment cPd is the mechanism to ensure that

engineering professionals are up to date in their field. at engineers

ireland, central to our current strategy is our commitment to ensuring

the relevance and competitiveness of skill sets in the engineering

workforce in ireland. in 2014, the cPd training team delivered a total

of 137 scheduled training events, with over 2,500 delegates engaging

in structured cPd training through engineers ireland at clyde road and

at other regional locations. engineers ireland cPd courses and

seminars significantly diversified in 2014 in response to the outcomes

of the training needs analysis survey conducted in both January and

september in 2014. the expansion of our training programme has seen

the introduction of a number of well received topics and courses with a

growth of 40% in the number of training events from 2013 to 2014.

supported by the cPd standing committee, the cPd training unit will

continue on this trajectory to meet the needs of our diverse

membership by sourcing and evaluating quality training offerings in

2015.

mandatory cPd will be introduced for engineers ireland members from

2017. we are offering all our members 10 high quality elearning

modules free of charge – this provides 24/7 access to verifiable cPd no

matter where the member is based.

the cPd accredited employer standard has continued to attract new

engineering-led organisations to the benefits of the framework, with

ongoing support from the department of education and skills. the 2013

standard revision has been well received by the 38 organisations which

underwent a reaccreditation audit in 2014. the format of the cPd

employer of the year award competition was also enhanced in 2014

the challenge for the year ahead is to ensure that the standard retains

its value and relevance to long-standing accredited organisations and

resourcing the audit panels for a demanding schedule of audits in 2015

will also need to be carefully managed.

StepS inspiring the next generation of engineers is a vital part of our role as

the representative voice of the engineering profession. our stePs

programme - the only national outreach programme dedicated to the

promotion of engineering - enables volunteer engineers to make a

direct impact on students by acting as role models in the classroom, at

primary and post-primary level. the stePs programme is managed by

engineers ireland and supported by science Foundation ireland, the

department of education and skills, and a number of major

engineering employers.

thanks to the dedication of some 600+ volunteer engineers, in 2014 the

stePs team facilitated 58,000 face-to-face interactions between

engineers and students, their teachers and their parents. in total

volunteer engineers donated more than 13,000 hours to stePs in 2014.

the programme is going from strength to strength, and two big items

now on the agenda for stePs are: attaining a national quality standard

for volunteering, and introducing a customer relationship management

system to help automate the volunteer-matching process.

Signing Offthis is my eighth and final annual review on behalf of engineers ireland.

in July, i will step down as director General but plan to remain totally

committed to the goals of this organisation through volunteering. i

would like to thank the team in clyde road for their hard work and

dedication, often above and beyond their remit. their passion for the

engineering profession is to be admired and it was my distinct pleasure

to serve with them.

our sponsors are crucial to the successful delivery of our services -

they richly deserve the gratitude of the whole engineering community.

without our volunteer members, engineers ireland simply could not

function as we are hugely dependent on those who freely give up their

time to serve on council, executive board, committees and as

interviewers for the professional titles. i would like to sincerely thank

you all on behalf of engineers ireland and the engineering profession.

i would also like to take this opportunity to wish my successor, caroline

spillane, as much, if not more fulfilment and job satisfaction as i

enjoyed as dG of this wonderful organisation.

i have had the privilege of working with great Presidents over the years

and i would like to thank each of them for their totally unselfish support.

this year’s President is no exception, regina moran’s zest for life is

contagious. and the good spirits with which she engages inspiring. it

has been a pleasure to serve with her and the other officers – President

elect bill Grimson and vice President dermot byrne. i would also like

to thank our Past President John o’dea for his continued involvement

throughout the year.

i have had a wonderful eight years. there have been many different

challenges to overcome and i can safely say it’s never been boring.

every day has been different. every one of you i’ve met, unique.

hopefully our paths will cross again - go raibh míle maith agaibh go

léir. slán.

John power,

Chartered Engineer

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our eleCted representativespresident:

regina moran, Chartered Engineer

vice president:

bill Grimson, Chartered Engineer

vice president:

dermot byrne, Chartered Engineer

past president (2013 - 2014):

John o dea, Chartered Engineer

Members

cormac bradley, Chartered Engineer

George chadda, Chartered Engineer

John coleman, MIEI

murt coleman, Chartered Engineer,

Kieran Feighan, Chartered Engineer

John Jordan, MIEI

orla lonergan, Chartered Engineer

Paul macdonald, MIEI

Peter Quinn, Chartered Engineer

Pat roche, Chartered Engineer

marguerite sayers, MIEI

exeCutive board for the 2014-2015 session offiCers

president:

regina moran, Chartered Engineer

vice president:

bill Grimson, Chartered Engineer

vice president:

dermot byrne, Chartered Engineer

past president:

John o'dea, Chartered Engineer

Chairman of the Finance Committee:

murt coleman, Chartered Engineer

Chairman of the Membership &

Qualifications Board

david Kennedy, Chartered Engineer

Chairman of the Board of examiners:

richard crowe, Chartered Engineer

CounCil 2014-2015 session offiCers

cormac bradley, Chartered Engineer

elina bychkova, Chartered Engineer

mary carr, Chartered Engineers

edel donnelly, Chartered Engineer

orla lonergan, Chartered Engineer

seamus lynch, Chartered Engineer

Gráinne devaney-clinton, MIEI

Paul macdonald, MIEI

Paul murphy, MIEI

david reddington, MIEI

marguerite sayers, MIEI

eleCted Corporate MeMbers

maurice buckley, Chartered Engineer

dermot dungan, Tech IEI

John Garrett, Chartered Engineer

diarmuid Ó'briain,Chartered Engineer

regional representatives (ex-officio)Johnston bell – northern regionPat roche – South East RegionPJ lyons - Donegal Regionoisín Gibson – GB Regiondawn roberts – An Ríocht (Kerry)michael connolly – Midland Regionbrian cassidy – Cork Regionhenry Kerr – North East Regioncian mcGuinness – West RegionGeorge chadda – North West Regionseán lenihan – Thomond Region

Divisional representatives(ex-officio)John mccarthy – Civil Divisiondes murphy – Energy-EnvironmentDivisionsean hegarty – Electrical &Electronic Divisionvicki chadwick – Local GovernmentDivisionPat Kelly – Computing Divisionalan o'connor – Structures &Construction Divisiontom scanlon – Chemical & ProcessEngineering Division

declan Gibbons – BiomedicalEngineering Divisionwilliam curran – Agriculture & FoodEngineering Divisiondavid o'connor – Fire & SafetyDivisiondermot brabazon – Mechanical &Manufacturing Division

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viCe-presidentderMot byrne, be Mba MengsC Ceng fiei Chartered engineer

a graduate of university college dublin, he holds a masters degree in

electrical engineering and a masters in business administration.

dermot has extensive senior management experience in the electricity

industry in ireland and abroad. From 1993 to 2000 he worked in senior

roles within esb national Grid, esb customer services and Power

Generation.

in 2000 he was appointed as the first managing director of esb

networks, where he oversaw the ramp-up of investment in

transmission and distribution infrastructure in ireland, with particular

focus on the network renewal Programme.

dermot was appointed chief executive of eirGrid – the transmission

system operator for ireland – in July 2005.

in his role as chief executive and managing director, dermot developed

eirGrid into a group structure with responsibilities in ireland and

northern ireland, comprising eirGrid tso, system operator northern

ireland (soni ltd.), and the single electricity market operator (semo).

Key initiatives overseen by dermot include the successful completion

of the €600m east west interconnector in september 2012, the

development and implementation of the Grid25 network investment

strategy, and the establishment of eirGrid as a world leader in the

integration of wind power into the power system. dermot has

presented widely on strategic industry issues, and has been invited on

a number of occasions to participate in high level eu commission

meetings and workshops. he retired from the eirGrid board in

september 2012.

he is now a non-executive director of element Power ireland, a

leading renewable energy company, and chairman of raising & Giving

ireland, a not-for-profit organisation focused on channelling the energy

and passion of 3rd level students towards volunteering and social

change. he has recently completed a strategic assignment for

umeme, the company responsible for the distribution and supply

businesses in uganda.

dermot is a Fellow of engineers ireland, a distinguished member of the

international electricity body ciGre, and he has recently been awarded

chartered director status by the institute of directors in london.

president-eleCtbill griMson, Chartered engineer, ba, bai, MasC, eur ing, Ceng, fiei

william (bill) Grimson, a native of dublin, graduated with an honours

degree in electronic engineering from trinity college dublin in 1970. after

graduating bill gained admission to the department of electrical &

computer engineering at the university of toronto where he obtained a

masters degree.

bill then worked for three years as a research and development engineer

in Ferranti ltd., edinburgh, in their laser systems Group, working on

electro-optic laser receivers. he then returned to ireland to take up a

position as a lecturer in what was to become dit, Kevin street, where in

time he became head of the department of control systems engineering.

bill’s lecturing duties were focussed primarily in the areas of digital signal

processing, image processing, as well as field and circuit theory. his

research activities were centred on the application of engineering

paradigms to health informatics and he participated in a number of major

european projects. nearing the end of his career bill chose to remain in

academic affairs where for a time he was academic registrar before

retiring in 2012.

bill is a past chair of the membership and Qualification board of

engineers ireland and was also a member of the board of examiners. he

currently chairs the cPd committee. he served two terms as the irish

representative on the european membership monitoring committee of

Feani.

in recent times bill has collaborated with both engineers and

non-engineers in europe and north america reflecting on the education

of engineering undergraduates and the subsequent development of the

professional engineer: he has authored and co-authored a number of

book chapters and articles in the field. in addition, bill contributed to a

book, ‘understanding the Global energy crisis’, edited and written by

colleagues in dit and Purdue university and which sets out the nature of

the crisis, and examines the technical and policy options facing the

development of major conventional and renewable energy sources.

Finally, bill is a chartered engineer and Fellow of engineers ireland who,

whilst recognising the grand challenges identified by engineering

academies across the globe also recognises the need for engineers to

work with society to address those challenges .

i am pleased to say that 2014 was a verypositive year for engineers ireland and itcontinues to reflect the ongoing hard work by our secretariat staff, the Finance Committee and the treasurers in our regions.

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the council is responsible for preparing the annual report and the

financial statements in accordance with applicable law and

Generally accepted accounting Practice in ireland including the

accounting standards issued by the Financial reporting council

and promulgated by chartered accountants ireland.

the council is required to prepare financial statements for each

financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs

of the institution of engineers of ireland and of the surplus or

deficit of the institution of engineers of ireland for that period. in

preparing those financial statements, the council is required to;-

� Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them

consistently;

� Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

� prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis

unless it is inappropriate to presume that the institution of

engineers of ireland will continue in being.

the council confirm that they have complied with the above

requirements in preparing the financial statements.

the council is also required to state whether applicable accounting

standards have been followed, subject to any material departures being

disclosed and explained in the financial statements.

the council is responsible for keeping proper accounting records,

which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial

position of the institution of engineers of ireland. the council is also

responsible for safeguarding the assets of the institution of engineers

of ireland and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and

detection of fraud and other irregularities.

the council is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the

corporate and financial information included on the entities website.

legislation in the republic of ireland governing the preparation and

dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in

other jurisdictions.


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FinAnCiAl StAteMentS

stateMent of CounCil's responsibilities

regina MoranPresident

John powerDirector General

may 12, 2015

For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014

we have audited the financial statements of the institution of engineers

of ireland for the year ended 31st december 2014 which comprise the

income and expenditure account, the statement of total recognised

Gains and losses, the balance sheet, cashflow statement and the

related notes. the financial reporting framework that has been applied

in their preparation is irish law and accounting standards issued by the

Financial reporting council and promulgated by the institute of

chartered accountants in ireland (Generally accepted accounting

Practice in ireland).

respeCtive responsibilitiesof CounCil and auditors

as explained more fully in the statement of council's responsibilities,

as set out on page 15, the council are responsible for the preparation of

the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and

fair view. our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the

financial statements in accordance with applicable irish law and

international standards on auditing (uK and ireland).

this report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for

the institution’s members as a body and for no other purpose. we do not,

in giving these opinions, accept or assume responsibility for any other

purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into

whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior

consent in writing.

sCope of the audit of the finanCial stateMentsan audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures

in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that

the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether

caused by fraud or error.

this includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are

appropriate to the institution’s circumstances and have been consistently

applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant

accounting estimates made by the council; and the overall presentation

of the financial statements. in addition, we read all the financial

and non-financial information in the director General's report to

identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements.

if we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or

inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

opinion on the finanCial stateMentsin our opinion the financial statements:

� give a true and fair view in accordance with Generally accepted

accounting practice in ireland of the state of the institution’s affairs

as at 31st December 2014, and of its results and cash flows for the

year then ended.

� we have obtained all the information and explanations which we

consider necessary for the purposes of our audit.

� in our opinion proper books of account have been kept by the

institution.

� the financial statements are in agreement with the books of account.

� in our opinion the information given in the Statement of Council's

responsibilities is consistent with the financial statements.

O’Brien harnett & associateschartered accountants and statutory audit Firm

97 haddington road,

dublin 4

may 12, 2015

FinAnCiAl StAteMentS For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014

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independent auditors’ report to the MeMbers of the institutionof engineers of ireland

income and expenditure account for the year ended december 31, 2014

2014 2013notes € €

incomeProfessional subscriptions 3,375,245 3,172,922

corporate Partners 66,374 71,631

cPd training 468,348 475,708

cPd accreditation 195,532 159,455

stePs to engineering 328,185 348,188

accreditation of academic courses 54,423 82,220

investment income 21,169 18,068

events and marketing 73,288 67,789

consultancy and ancillary services 374,710 264,295

4,957,274 4,660,276

expenditurePersonnel 2 2,134,593 2,110,048

administration 512,212 520,485

occupancy 257,252 311,075

stePs to engineering 328,185 348,188

special Projects 76,811 19,004

marketing, P.r. and events 232,212 182,558

Publications 22,017 63,684

sectors and affiliations 108,817 104,526

depreciation 322,946 270,703

3,995,045 3,930,271

Operating surplus for the year 3 962,229 730,005

pension costscurrent service cost (39,000) (46,000)

other Finance costs (14,000) (28,000)

(53,000) (74,000)

Surplus to reserves 909,229 656,005

the financial statements were approved by council and signed on its behalf by:

regina Moran John power

President Director Generalmay 12, 2015

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statement of total recognised gains and losses for the year ended december 31, 2014

2014 2013notes € €

surplus for the year 909,229 656,005

actuarial (loss)/gain on pension scheme 4 (865,000) 222,000

total recognised gains 44,229 878,005





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balance sheet as at december 31, 2014

2014 2013notes € €

Fixed assetstangible fixed assets 5 4,806,842 4,926,998

shares in irish engineering Publications limited 10 10

4,806,852 4,927,008

Current assets

debtors and prepayments 6 448,748 183,728

cash and bank balances 3,140,352 2,467,086

3,589,100 2,650,814

Creditors – amounts falling due within one year 8 (1,807,913) (1,873,643)

net current assets 1,781,187 777,171

Creditors – amounts falling due after 9 - (2,369)

more than one year

Pension liability 4 (1,117,000) (275,000)

net assets 5,471,039 5,426,810

represented by:

accumulated fund 10 5,281,716 5,237,487

revaluation reserve 11 189,323 189,323

5,471,039 5,426,810




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Cashflow statement for the year ended december 31, 2014

2014 2013notes € €

net cash inflow from operating activities 7 1,019,612 1,294,481

return on investments and short-term investmentsinterest on deposits and short term investments 21,169 18,068

investing activitiesPayments to acquire tangible fixed assets (202,790) (145,704)

increase in cash and cash equivalents 7 837,991 1,166,845





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1. accounting policies

1.1. accounting conventionthe financial statements are prepared under the historic cost convention as

modified by the inclusion of land and buildings at a valuation. these financial

statements reflect the activities of the institution of engineers of ireland and

do not include the financial affairs of regional committees.

1.2. incomecourse and seminar income is shown net of direct expenses.

1.3. Fixed assetsthe carrying values of land & buildings and office & lecture Facilities

are reviewed annually for impairment if events or changes in

circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.

the institution has not adopted a revaluation policy in respect of other

fixed assets. other Fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation.

depreciation has been provided to write off the assets

over their expected useful lives as follows:-

� Depreciation is provided on buildings at a blended rate of 4.3%.

� Depreciation is provided on computer equipment and on it

development projects at 33.3%.

� Depreciation is provided on fixtures, fittings and office equipment at

a rate of 20%.

� Depreciation is provided on motor vehicles at a rate of 25%.

1.4. Fixed assets held under finance leasesleases on Fixed assets which give the institution of engineers of

ireland substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are

capitalised at the cost of the Fixed assets at the inception of the

lease and are subsequently depreciated. the liability created is

shown in obligations under finance leases.

1.5. taxationthe institution of engineers of ireland is liable to corporation tax on

its investment income and in respect of transactions with

non-members. Provision is made for such liability in any year where

it arises.

1.6. pension schemethe institution of engineers of ireland operates both a defined benefit

and a defined contribution pension fund.

contributions are made to the defined benefit fund in accordance with

the recommendations of independent actuaries.

the last review, for the purposes of complying with the Pensions act,

1990, was carried out on 31st december 2014. in preparing the financial

statements, the institution is compliant with the requirements of Frs 17

retirement benefits.

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notes to the financial statements for the year ended december 31, 2014

2. employees and remuneration

number of employeesthe average number of employees during the year was made up as follows:

2014 2013

administration 40 42

the staff costs are comprised of : 2014 2013€ €

wages and salaries 1,980,499 1,964,870

Pension scheme contributions 154,094 145,178

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3. operating surplus

the operating surplus has been arrived at after charging/(crediting): 2014 2013

€ €

auditors' remuneration 24,508 22,798

Finance charges 62,951 63,399

interest receivable (21,169) (18,068)

4. pension schemethe institution operates a defined benefit pension scheme and a defined

contribution pension plan. defined benefit contributions are charged to

the income and expenditure account so as to spread the cost of pensions

over employees' expected working lives with the institution. the

contributions are determined by a qualified actuary on the basis of

triennial valuations using the projected unit method.

the scheme was established on the 1st January 1977 to provide

retirement, death in service and disability benefits for employees.

eligibility is at the discretion of the employer.

From inception until 1st January 1990, the scheme was funded on an

annual premium basis with retirement benefit contributions being

invested in an irish life insured contract with bonus participation.

with effect from that date the scheme has used the control funded

approach to deriving the contribution rate for retirement benefits with

contributions invested in a unit-linked contract. the assets that had been

secured under the insured contract remain in the scheme in a paid up

form.

retirement benefits (FrS 17)the valuation used for Frs 17 disclosures has been based on the most

recent actuarial valuation at 31st december 2014. scheme assets are

stated at their market value at 31st december 2014.

expected return on assetsthe assumption for the expected return on the scheme's assets is

derived as a weighted average of the expected returns on each asset

class less any anticipated levies. the expected returns on each class are

based on market conditions at the beginning of the relevant accounting

period, allowing for the risk premium expected on each asset class

where appropriate. For bonds, the gross redemption yield at the start of

the year on an appropriate long dated bond was used. For equities, a risk

premium of 3% per annum in excess of the gross redemption yield on

the long bond was used. For property a risk premium of 2% per annum

in excess of the gross redemption yield on the long bond was used. For

cash an assumed rate of return of 0.1% per annum was used at the start

of the accounting period.

employee benefit obligations

the amounts recognised in the balance sheet are as follows: 2014 2013

(€'000) (€'000)

Fair value of scheme assets 5,493 4,535benefit obligations (6,610) (4,810)

net (liability) recognised on balance sheet (1,117) (275)

the amounts recognised in the income and expenditure account are as follows: 2014 2013(€'000) (€'000)

current service cost 39 46

interest cost 104 102

expected return on scheme assets (90) (74)

total 53 74

actual return on plan assets 452 199

audit fees discharged by the institution of engineers of ireland

include fees paid in respect of the audit of related entities, the union

of the institution of engineers of ireland, irish engineering

Publications limited, the institution of engineers of ireland club -

lounge and benevolent Fund of the institution of engineers of

ireland.


Changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligation are as follows: 2014 2013(€'000) (€'000)

opening defined benefit obligation 4,810 4,806

current service cost 39 46

interest cost 104 102

contributions by scheme participants 21 21

actuarial losses/(gains) on scheme liabilities 1,729 (112)

net benefits paid out (93) (53)

Closing defined benefit obligation 6,610 4,810

Changes in the fair value of plan assets are as follows: 2014 2013(€'000) (€'000)

opening fair value of scheme assets 4,535 4,321

expected return on scheme assets 90 74

actuarial gains on scheme assets 864 110

contributions by the employer 76 62

contributions by scheme participants 21 21

net benefits paid out (93) (53)

Closing fair value of assets 5,493 4,535

analysis of amounts recognised in the Statement of total recognised Gains & Losses: 2014 2013(€'000) (€'000)

total actuarial (losses)/gains (865) 222

the major categories of plan assets as a percentage of total plan assets are as follows: 2014 2013

equities 41% 48%

bonds 53% 45%

Property 5% 2%

cash 1% 5%

principal actuarial assumptions at the balance sheet date: 2014 2013% p.a. % p.a.

inflation 1.50% 2.00%

Future pensionable salary increases 2.75% 3.25%

Future pension increases 3.00% 3.00%

expected return on fund assets at start of the year 3.67% 3.29%

discount rate for scheme liabilities 2.00% 3.75%

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the mortality assumptions are based on standard mortality tables which allow for future mortality improvements. the assumptions are that a member

currently aged 65 will live on average for a further 24.6 years if they are male and for a further 28.3 years if they are female.



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amount of the fair values of plan assets value at value at value atDec 31, '14 Dec 31, '13 Dec 31, '12

(€'000) (€'000) (€'000)

equities 1,184 1,165 956bonds 1,552 1,103 1,102Property 137 47 34cash 23 125 119value of annuity contracts matching pension in payment liabilities 2,597 2,095 2,110

5,493 4,535 4,321expected returnequities 6.1%bonds 3.1%Property 5.1%cash 0.1%

history of experience gains and losses: Year ended Year ended Year ended Year endedamounts for the current and previous three periods are as follows: Dec 31, '14 Dec 31, '13 Dec 31, '12 Dec 31, '11

(€'000) (€'000) (€'000) (€'000)

Fair value of assets 5,493 4,535 4,321 3,817

Present value of liabilities (6,610) (4,810) (4,806) (3,828)

(Deficit) in plan (1,117) (275) (485) (11)

experience gains/(losses) on scheme liabilities (1,729) 112 (881) 67

experience gains/(losses) on scheme assets 864 110 453 (132)

5. tangible assets

Fixtures, fittings

Land and and office Motorbuildings equipment vehicles total

€ € € €

Cost or valuationat January 1, 2014 4,900,000 1,278,464 81,574 6,260,038

additions - 202,790 - 202,790

at december 31, 2014 4,900,000 1,481,254 81,574 6,462,828

Depreciationat January 1, 2014 226,756 1,065,496 40,788 1,333,040

charge for the year 113,378 189,174 20,394 322,946

at december 31, 2014 340,134 1,254,670 61,182 1,655,986

net book values

at december 31, 2014 4,559,866 226,584 20,392 4,806,842

at december 31, 2013 4,673,244 212,968 40,786 4,926,998

land and buildings were valued by lisney, valuers, 24 st. stephens Green, dublin 2 in march 2012 on the basis of open market value for existing use and this

valuation of €4,900,000 is included above. the institution has not adopted a revaluation policy in respect of other fixed assets.


6. debtors

2014 2013€ €

debtors 442,236 181,699

taxation 6,512 2,029

448,748 183,728

7. Cash flow statement

2014 2013€ €

(a) reconciliation of operating surplus to net cash

inflow from operating activitiessurplus for the year 909,229 656,005

Pension cost 53,000 74,000

employers contributions to the defined benefit scheme (76,000) (62,000)

interest receivable (21,169) (18,068)

depreciation charge 322,946 270,703

(increase)/decrease in debtors (265,020) 265,602

increase in creditors 96,626 108,239

net cash inflow from operating activities 1,019,612 1,294,481

(b) analysis of changes in cash and cash equivalents during the period

balance at beginning of year 2,302,361 1,135,516

net cash inflow 837,991 1,166,845

Balance at end of year 3,140,352 2,302,361

(c) Summary of the movement in cash and of the balances of cash and cash equivalents

Change in2014 2013 2014

€ € €

bank balances and cash 3,140,352 2,467,086 673,266

bank loan - (164,725) 164,725

cash Flow statement 3,140,352 2,302,361 837,991

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8. Creditors – amounts falling due within one year

2014 2013€ €

creditors and accruals 500,988 427,195

bank loan - 164,725

obligations under finance leases - 26,043

Paye / Prsi 150,537 129,869

vat 85,638 117,065

deferred income (note 8.1) 696,464 801,772

subscriptions Prepaid 374,286 206,974

1,807,913 1,873,643

8.1 Deferred income

2014 2013€ €

stePs Programme

balance at beginning of year 543,557 463,495

contributions received 272,894 428,250

released to income in year (328,185) (348,188)

balance at end of year 488,266 543,557

other deferred income 208,198 258,215

total deferred income 696,464 801,772

9. Creditors – amounts falling due after one year

2014 2013€ €

obligations under finance leases - 2,369

- 2,369

10. reserves

2014 2013€ €

accumulated fundbalance at beginning of year 5,237,487 4,359,482

surplus for year 909,229 656,005

actuarial (loss)/gain on pension scheme (865,000) 222,000

balance at year end 5,281,716 5,237,487


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11. revaluation reserve

2014 2013€ €

balance at beginning of year 189,323 189,323

impairment for the year - -

Balance at year end 189,323 189,323

12. engineers ireland regionsengineers ireland supports 11 regional committees to provide additional support to local members in each region.

in 2014 the total income of the 11 regions was €80,856. the 11 regions incurred expenditure of €70,857 resulting

in a surplus of €9,999. the 11 regions have total net assets at 31st december 2014 of €357,008 and these funds

are available to the individual regional committees to support activities in their region.

13. Cpd accreditationthe institution of engineers of ireland acknowledge that they have received contributions from the department

of Jobs, enterprise and innovation in relation to the national training Fund.

14. reclassification of Comparative figuresthe comparative figures have been reclassified in respect of some headings.

15. approval of the financial statementsthe Financial statements were approved by council on may 12th, 2015.


For tHe CAlendAr yeAr 2014, 340 priMAry SCHool viSitS And 210 SeCond-level viSitS tooK plACe, For A totAl oF 550 SCHool viSitS,engAging ApproXiMAtely 16,500 StudentS.

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professional reCognition

accreditation Boardthe current board was appointed for a three year term by the council of

engineers ireland in september 2014. it is comprised of the following members:

Cyril Burkley - Chairmanaustin hanley Brian GlennonDermot O’Dwyeredward Joneseugene roeGerard KielyGerard MacMichaelhank FogartyJoe harringtonJohn CarleyKen thomasMichael MoranMaria KyneMichael ConlonMichael Loughnanenoel Murphyniamh O’Sullivanphilip Owendepeter rocheSean McLoone

the board met on five occasions during the year and approved 54

programmes (not including hcert embedded in beng degrees) and 67

programmes (including hcert embedded in beng degrees). there were

nine accreditation visits undertaken during the year and the accreditation

board recommended 37 programmes for accreditation during the year –

there was an increase in the number of master degree programmes

presented for accreditation assessment.

dispute resolution board the current board was appointed for a three year term by the council of

engineers ireland in december 2012. it is comprised of the following members:

Chairman – Ciarán Fahytim ahern John DugganSiobhan Faheyhank FogartyGerry Galvinanthony husseyharry Meighanniav O higgins

the President of engineers ireland appointed two arbitrators, five

conciliators and two mediators to deal with disputes in the engineering

industry in 2014.

ethics and Disciplinary Board for the 2014/15 Seasonthe ethics and disciplinary board, a standing committee established by

the council, is responsible for promoting, monitoring and enforcing the

engineers ireland code of ethics.

Mary Sharp Chartered engineer (Chairman)

John Bailey Chartered engineer

Gordon Barry Chartered engineer

tony Buckley Chartered engineer

Geraldine Clarke (Law Society nominee)

Susan Cogan (royal institute of the architects of ireland nominee)

Seamus Deeny Chartered engineer

John egan Chartered engineer

Denis higgins Chartered engineer

John higgins Chartered engineer

Conor hogan (Society of Chartered Surveyors nominee)

Ciara Kellett Miei

Bob McLaughlin Chartered engineer

Dr Don Menzies Chartered engineer

Gerry Monaghan Chartered engineer

edmond Murphy Chartered engineer

Damien Owens Chartered engineer, registrar

John power Chartered engineer, Secretary to the Board

Stephen Seymour Chartered engineer

board of examinersthe current board was appointed for a three year term by the council

of engineers ireland in september 2012. it is comprised of the

following members:

Chairman – richard Crowe

vice Chair - niall english

Dr Josette Galligan

Denis higgins

John Lombard

tony Moore (rip)

Stephen Seymour

Mary Sharp

norman walsh

on behalf of council, the board is responsible for the supervision and

quality assurance of the Professional review procedures leading to the

award of the registered Professional titles of engineers ireland to

qualified candidates.

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over the past year the board has continued to ensure that adequate

and consistent professional engineering standards are maintained. the

board is responsible for the selection of interview Panels, in

consultation with the membership secretariat, who makes the

arrangements for Professional interviews.

Membership and Qualifications board

Dr. David Kennedy (Chair)

Majella henchion (vice Chair)

thomas Cleary

richard Crowe

Seamus Deeny

Joseph Fitzpatrick

anthony Keane

Garrett McGuinness

John Murphy

Daniel O’Brien

John O’Sullivan

Damien Owens – Membership Director and registrar

on behalf of council, the membership and Qualifications board is

responsible for the development, establishment and implementation

of the policies, regulations and procedures required for the

implementation of the council’s statutory functions and obligations in

respect of the register and all other matters related to the membership

grades and professional titles of engineers ireland.

the Cpd standing Committeethe cPd standing committee offers guidance on cPd policy and

strategy, discussing and approving as necessary any major cPd events

and any new developments or amendments to implementation

practices or standards.

Bill Grimson vice president, eng ireland ChairMan

Cormac Bradley rpS

Michael Bruton Jacobs

Fintan Buggy roughan O'Donovan

Brian Byrne it Carlow

Stephen Byrne Dublin airport authority

Brian Cassidy Cork City Council

anthony Chabrol eSBi

vicki Chadwick Louth Co Co

John Coleman rusal (aughinish alumina)

eoin Cullinane nicholas O'Dwyer

tom Curran uCD

imelda Flattery hr Consultant

Brian Flynn Sligo Co Co

rob Fox walls Construction

virginia Kangley Mouchel

Michael Kerr pM Group

James Lalor Dit

Michael Loughnane eSB Group hr

alan Mchugh eirGrid

paul Murphy Bord Gais

Dermot nolan Dermot nolan & associates Ltd.

Diarmuid O'regan transmission Links

niall piggot agri Gear

Ger reilly Dit

Darren Sheelan Openhydro

robert Simpson Dit

networking, soCial and Career resourCes

engineers Club Committeethe engineers club committee oversees the running of café clyde

which is operated by our caterers, aramark, trading as ‘seasons at café

clyde’. aramark provides a full restaurant and bar service for both

members of engineers ireland and external groups, using our

state-of-the-art facilities.

the Committee consists of:Orla Lonergan, Chairperson

John power, Secretary

patrick May, treasurer

Michael J higgins

paddy hennigan

regina Moran, president

John O’Dea, past president

Bill Grimson, vice president

Dermot Byrne, vice president

Murt Coleman

John Byrne

engineers bridge Club Committeethe bridge club meets every monday at 7.30pm in clyde road and

is one of the longest-established clubs, celebrating its 50th

anniversary in 2007. new members are always welcome. contact

[email protected].

engineers toastmasterstoastmasters meet every second, fourth and fifth tuesday between

september and June at clyde road at 8.00pm. the mission of the club

is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment

in both public speaking and leadership. the club is very active in

working with the young engineers to pass on valuable skills. visitors

are always welcome. if you require any further information, please

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benevolent fund list of membersOfficersJohn higgins – Chairmanpat May – hon. SecretaryFergus Keane – hon. treasurer

CommitteeSarah ClaxtonMajella henchion Fergus KeaneJack KeyesKevin Madden Don Mcenteepatrick rocheraymond SextonMichal Sopocko

reCOGniSinG enGineerinG exCeLLenCeexcellence awards 2014the excellence awards took place on november 7 in the Four

seasons hotel. the competition, sponsored by esb, celebrated the

achievements of the engineering profession in ireland.

the main award of the night was the engineering Project of the year,

decided by public vote, and won by the rosie hackett bridge, as

submitted by dublin city council, roughan & o’donovan, sean

harrington architects and Grahams. the winner came from a

shortlist that included the ballymore eustace water treatment Plant,

bergen light rail stage iii, corrib tunnel, Jeffreys bay wind Farm

and structural safety assessments of garment factory buildings in

bangladesh.

roll of honour:

engineering project of the Year

the rosie hackett Bridge, as submitted by Dublin City Council,

roughan & O’Donovan, Sean harrington architects and Grahams.

Chartered engineer of the Year sponsored by hanley energy

Dr Martin O'halloran, Chartered engineer shortlisted for his pioneering

leadership on the project ‘exploring new Frontiers in Breast Cancer

Detection using Microwave imaging’

Local authority initiative sponsored by Groundforce

new ross Quayfront redevelopment - wexford County Council

technological innovation sponsored by nSai

Domestic assistant robot aka robbie the robot - School of engineering,

trinity College Dublin

protecting the Built environment award sponsored by Opw

Carlow Main Drainage Scheme by rpS Group Ltd

engineering education award – ‘Best in Class 2014’ sponsored by Crh

pLC

uCD Bologna Compliant engineering programme Development:

enhancing design thinking, industry engagement and

internationalisation - uCD School of Mechanical and Materials

engineering

Best paper/presentation award sponsored by Griffiths & armour and

Beale and Company

Greystones harbour - Civil and Maritime works - presented by Sean

Mason, Chartered engineer

volunteer or volunteer Group of the Year award

Cormac Bradley, Chartered engineer, Civil Division

CpD employer of the Year sponsored by enterprise ireland and iDa ireland

Depuy Synthes ireland – the journey from follower to global leader

dePuy synthes cork won for its project titled, ‘the journey from

follower to global leader’. based in ringaskiddy the irish plant has

differentiated itself from its competition by achieving international

recognition for its global talent development, innovation and

manufacturing excellence.

through continuing professional development dePuy synthes has

succeeded in securing jobs and investment in ireland, highlighted

most recently by the establishment of the Global operations

technology development centre.

innovative student engineer of the year awardsthe competition for the annual innovative student engineer of the

year awards, sponsored by siemens, was held in clyde road on June

6, 2014.

Four finalists were selected for the level 8 award and four for the

level 7 award. the finalists were shortlisted from submissions from

universities and institutes of technology throughout ireland.

James King from cork institute of technology was announced as the

level 8 award winner for his project ‘drone compatible medical

transportation Pod’. the other finalists in this section were niall

o’murchú, dit, oisin moore, nui Galway and brian hand, cit.

the winning group in the level 7 section were Gary lyons, niall

mchale, ruairi mcGee and anthony mannion from the institute of

technology sligo for their project titled, ‘willow harvester

Prototype’. the other level 7 finalists were ciarán duffy, david

acheson, niall hunt, it sligo; Patrick walsh, mark o’Flynn, shane

o’Gorman, cit and david coleman, cit.

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engineers Journal the digital combination of the website engineersJournal.ie and the fortnightly

eJournal is the ‘shop window’ for engineers ireland, a regular and visible

reminder of the benefits of membership.

it is the only irish publication that brings together news and information from

all engineering sectors. it also promotes the fact that engineers ireland is for

engineers of all disciplines, such as civil, electrical/energy, mechanical,

biomedical, technology/software and chemical.

readership Growthreadership figures have been steadily increasing since its digital inception on

21 march 2013. to demonstrate growth over the past year, please see the graph.

at the time of press, the website was registering (per fortnightly eJournal issue):

� pageviews: 14,705

� Sessions: 8,316

� users: 6,850

open rates for the eJournal are 58.5%. it is difficult to ascertain specific rates

for comparable organisations, but mean open rates for nonprofits’ email

communications were 25.3% last year (median open rates were 23.1%),

according to the 2014 email marketing metrics study from silverpop, an ibm

company and cloud-based digital marketing provider.

Overseas readerssome 34% of readers who access the site are based overseas. readers from

185 countries have used the site (an average of 115 countries per eJournal

issue). overseas visitors to the site have jumped from 25% to 35% in the last six

months of 2014.

this figure is holding steady for the 2015 issues to date. with just 14% of

engineers ireland members based abroad, this shows particularly high levels

of engagement. engineers returning from abroad are a big target for

membership growth.

age and Gender Demographicssome 61% of sessions/visits are from readers aged 18-34 years – this is a key

demographic with which we wish to engage, in order to grow and consolidate

membership. with 27.5% of sessions/visits coming from the youngest age

demographic (18-24 years), this shows that college students and those starting

out in their careers are engaging with the digital version.

age in years percentage (%)

18-24 27.5

25-34 33.5

35-44 15.5

45-54 12.5

55-64 5.5

65+ 5.5

some 45.85% of sessions/visitors are by female readers – another key

demographic with which engineers ireland wants to engage.

Plans are under way to redesign the website and eJournal in Q2 of 2015. we

anticipate that a more user-friendly, engaging website will further increase

readership rates.

2014 Meeta awardsCompany award result (sponsored by pMi)

Company Category

hollister Overall winner

rottapharm Management Category winner

BMS - Cruiserath technology winner

allergan Certificate of excellence

avt Certificate of excellence

BMS (Swords) Certificate of excellence

Stryker neurovascular Certificate of excellence

Student award result (sponsored by eSS)

name College result

David pender Dit Student winner

Damien Mcauliffe Cit Student Certificate

patrick Murphy Dit Student Certificate

Safety award result (Sponsored by hSa)

Company Category

allergan Safety winner

Jones engineering Safety Certificate

Finance Committeethe Finance committee meets monthly to examine the income and

expenditure of engineers ireland and its adherence to budget, to

sanction capital expenditure, to deal with all other financial matters and

to report on these to the executive board. during the year the

committee also reviewed the 2014 audited accounts, the budget for 2015

and the 2015 Professional subscription rates and submitted each of

these to council for approval. the Finance committee also oversees the

pension fund and investments and the chairman murt coleman would

like to thank the secretariat for its great work during the past year.

Members:

Murt Coleman, Chairman

regina Moran, president

John O’Dea, past president

Bill Grimson, vice president

Dermot Byrne, vice president

John power, Director General

John Byrne, Finance Director

Conferring of registered professional titlesthe national conferring of registered Professional titles was held in the

lecture theatre on 21 February 2014, where 60 members who had

successfully achieved the titles of Fellow, chartered engineer, associate

engineer or engineering technician were presented with their

parchments by John o’dea, President. regional events were also held by

the cork, midlands, northern, south east, thomond and west regional

branches during 2014, with 80 members being presented with their

parchments.


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Grade/title roll at elected reinstated transferred transferred removed Deceased roll at Differencedescription 01/01/2012 to from [enD] at end date

affiliate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

associate engineer 175 1 8 15 6 7 0 186 11

Fellow 1412 4 29 35 0 29 21 1430 18

chartered engineer 5701 33 258 648 35 234 21 6350 649

member - ceng standard 838 109 23 38 105 91 1 811 -27

student 6192 2164 63 47 884 1052 1 6529 337

technician 343 14 15 0 11 29 0 332 -11

member - aeng standard 1917 142 131 227 95 354 0 1968 51

companion 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0

hon-Fellow 20 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 -2

engineering technician 30 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 -1

member (open) 403 46 7 203 33 157 1 468 65

member 396 64 12 426 35 175 0 688 292(Further learning to ceng)

member 4998 188 376 28 463 687 4 4436 -562(ceng standard up to 1.1.2021)

totals: 22442 2766 922 1667 1667 2817 51 23262 820

MeMbership stats

the steps prograMMethe engineers ireland stePs programme encourages primary

and post-primary students to explore the world of science, technology,

engineering and mathematics (stem) while also promoting

engineering as a career choice. stePs works in strategic partnership

with sFi discover on smart Futures, a collaborative government

-industry-education programme promoting stem careers to

post-primary students in ireland. stePs is managed by engineers

ireland and supported by science Foundation ireland, the department

of education and skills, and a number of major engineering employers.

thanks to the dedication and commitment of the 600+ volunteer

engineers registered with the programme, stePs facilitated 58,000

face-to-face interactions between engineer role models and students

in 2014. in total, volunteer engineers donated more than 13,000 hours

to the stePs programme in 2014.

steps activities and projects the stePs programme runs a number of initiatives year-round. in

2014/2015 these activities included:

School visits programme

the stePs team matches enthusiastic industry volunteers with local

schools around the country. volunteer engineers visit primary and

post-primary students in their own classroom, showcasing engineering

as an exciting and diverse career.

For the calendar year 2014, 340 primary school visits and 210

second-level visits took place, for a total of 550 school visits, engaging

approximately 16,500 students.

volunteer workshops

in 2012 stePs introduced volunteer workshops as an additional support

for our volunteer engineers. during a 2.5 hour session, held either

in-company or in venues around the country, engineers learn how to

get involved with the stePs programme, meet their peers, gain insights

into communicating with a young audience, and share tips on

completing a successful school visit. in 2014, 317 engineers attended

18 volunteer workshops nationwide.

engineers week 2015

engineers week is an annual series of events that aims to raise the

profile of engineering and engineers among students, parents, teachers

and the general public. the theme for the 2015 celebration was

'engineering is for everyone’. engineers week (Feb 8th to 14th) was a

resounding success, with 527 events across the country, involving

37,500 participants. in addition, volunteer engineers engaged with 7,000

students via school visits during the week. some 175 organisations took

part in the celebrations - companies, third-level institutes, public sector

and outreach organisations – along with hundreds of schools. media

coverage extended to local and national newspapers, television, radio

and online media.

transition Year programme

in 2012 stePs launched the engineering your Future programme for

transition year students. hosted by a number of colleges around the

country, the programme provides a week of exposure to the various

engineering disciplines. attending students gain a meaningful, practical

insight into engineering at third level and as a career - interacting with

lecturers and graduates, taking part in workshops and meeting

engineers during industry visits. in 2014, seven third-level institutes

hosted 251 students on the engineering your Future programme.

Career eventsstePs invites volunteers to participate in career events aimed at

second-level students, to talk to students directly about engineering as a

career. in 2014, stePs placed volunteer engineers at the following events:

n Bt Young Scientist & technology exhibition

n a total of 22 career fairs in schools and venues around the

country, engaging over 21,000 second-level students, including

higher Options, Career Options Cork, and Career Options west

in addition, the stePs team hosts and organises a number of career

events and other events throughout the school year. in 2014, these

events included:

n women in engineering career event at Dublin Castle

n technology rocks – SteM shows around the country

n robotics workshops

n Maths workshops

n Coding workshop

Online resources

StepS provides a range of free SteM resources for students,

teachers and volunteers, all of which are hosted online on steps.ie

or engineersweek.ie. these resources include:

n a series of maths worksheets to support teachers in lesson

planning

n Links to online maths tutorial videos for Junior and Senior Cycle

students

n a series of career videos promoting the various engineering

disciplines, featuring young engineers discussing their work

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n a complete guide to engineering as a career and at third-level,

including information on all disciplines

n a volunteer resource bank, featuring presentations, videos and

activity sheets suitable for use in the classroom by volunteer

engineers

online engagement was strong in 2014, with 66,000 engagements via

online platforms. the stePs.ie website had 35,000 unique visitors, while

engineersweek.ie had almost 19,000. the number of twitter followers

rose to 6,513 and the number of Facebook 'likes' grew to 5,329.

the stePs programme is now working towards attaining a national

quality standard for volunteering called ‘investing in volunteers’, and

exploring the introduction of a crm system to help automate the

volunteer-matching process.

For more information on the STEPS programme,

please contact the team on 01 665 1340 or [email protected].

Cpd aCCredited eMployer standardthe engineers ireland continuing Professional development (cPd)

accredited employer standard allows engineering-led organisations to

strategically deploy their learning and development systems and

processes to bring about a competitive advantage.

Five new organisations achieved the cPd standard, while 38 organisations

were re-accredited as part of the monitoring and review process, which

ensures high standards and ongoing added value.

a total of 159 organisations, across all sectors of engineering, have now

been awarded engineers ireland “cPd accredited employer” status, which

has become particularly sought after by organisations hoping to increase

trade internationally and improve in the competitive tendering process.

the cPd accredited employer symposium and the cPd employer of the

year award Final was held in october 2014 with five finalist organisations

presenting their case studies. dePuy synthes was the overall winner of

the cPd employer of the year excellence award. we are delighted to have

the continued financial support of the department of education & skills

for 2015.

For more, see http://www.engineersireland.ie/cpd/cpd-employer/

Tel: 01-665 1347, or email: [email protected]

Cpd training2014 was another busy year for the cPd training team. a total of 137

scheduled training events occurred in 2014, with over 2,500 delegates

engaging in structured cPd training through engineers ireland at clyde

road and at other regional locations. our co-hosts were: the centre for

Project management (cPm), university of limerick; the chartered institute

of management accountants (cima); the association of consulting

engineers of ireland (acei); the national standards authority of ireland

(nsai); the electro-technical council of ireland (etci); the national

institute for bioprocessing, research and training (nibrt); and, the

chartered institute of logistics & transport ireland (cilt). all speakers

and trainers at our courses and seminars are carefully selected subject

to quality standards to ensure that our events are cPd approved, i.e., they

provide relevant, timely, technical learning for those who attend. our

events are linked to the competences required to obtain and maintain

chartered engineer status.

over 75 companies signed up with the registered training Providers

scheme in 2014, growing from the previous year. the register identifies

further relevant and high-standard learning opportunities offered by

external providers, which complements the core cPd programme provided

by engineers ireland. the Future Professionals series once again grew in

2014, with four iterations of the cPd certificate in Professional

engineering, and two groups completing the cPd diploma’s in

Professional engineering in 2014 with another group due to complete in

2015. launched in 2014, the engineers ireland Fast track series for

technicians is a cPd certificate in Professional skills (level 6) that has

been designed to allow technical staff, with apprentice and craftsperson

skills, to develop a range of non-technical skills which are vital for career

advancement. cPd training activities were monitored in 2014 by the cPd

standing committee under chairperson and vice President bill Grimson,

chartered engineer. the cPd training team would like to thank the cPd

standing committee, event partners, in-company training providers and

our sponsors for their continued support. we would like to acknowledge

all the delegates who supported our training programmes.

For more, see http://www.engineersireland.ie/CPD-Training/

Tel: 01-665 1327, or email: [email protected]

Cpd

Corporate partnersatlantic Bitumen Company Limited

BaM Contractors

Byrne Looby partners

Callaghan engineering

Calor teoranta

Celtic anglian water

Clearpower

Coffey water

Crh plc

CS Consulting Group

Designer Group

ervia

eSB

executive Benefits Ltd

Glennon insurance Brokers & Consultants

Gavin & Doherty Geo Solutions

Griffiths & armour insurance Brokers

iarnród Éireann - irish rail

irish Drilling Ltd

Jons Civil engineering Company Ltd

Kentz Group

Killeshal precast Concrete Ltd

Liffey Developments (Dublin) Ltd

Lotusworks

MC Building Chemicals Müller & partner

nicholas O'Dwyer international engineers & environmentalists

nSai

O'Connor Sutton Cronin Consultant engineers

Office of public works

Oil Field Solutions Limited (OFS)

p.J. Carey (Contractors) Ltd

pfizer ireland pharmaceuticals

punCh Consulting engineers

railway Safety Commission

regan Civil engineering

richard nolan Civil engineering Limited

roadbridge

rpS Group

Schneider electric ireland

Shay Murtagh precast Ltd

Shell e&p ireland Limited

Spectac international Ltd

Sustainable energy authority of ireland

tech Skills resources

waldron & associates

wew engineering Ltd

wiC Contracting Ltd

wills Bros Ltd

Zenith technology Ltd


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enGineerS ireLanD iS therepreSentative vOiCe OF the enGineerinGprOFeSSiOn On the iSLanDOF ireLanD, repreSentinG23,000 enGineerS anDenGineerinG StuDentS.

over the past 12 months, engineers ireland made a number of

proposals on behalf of our members. as well as these submissions,

members of engineers ireland’s staff and volunteer network represent

the irish engineering community at national and international level.

here is a summary of some of those activities.

water services strategic plan (wssp)in april 2015, the energy and environment division prepared a

submission on the draft wssP on behalf of engineers ireland. this was

part of the open consultation process held by the new utility. the

expectation implicit in the wssP is that energy efficiency is seen as a

vital sub-goal in delivering on the primary goal of service quality and

efficiency in irish water. the division welcomed the commitment by

irish water to preparing and implementing a sustainable energy

strategy.

the proposals within the draft Plan to develop and implement a number

of strategies to achieve irish water’s environmental and sustainability

aims were also welcomed including its pledge to:

� implement a Sustainability policy and Framework

� prepare and implement a Sustainable energy Strategy

� prepare and implement a Climate Change adaptation and

Mitigation Strategy

� adopt a green procurement approach and review our current use

of resources

� Contribute to the delivery of the water Framework Directive

programmes of measures

� Develop and implement waste and sludge management plans

the submission noted irish water’s response to this challenge was its

commitment to meet national targets for energy efficiency set by the

Government. in addition, a 33% improvement of energy efficiency at

irish water facilities by 2020 relative to the 2009 baseline as a key target

in protecting and enhancing the environment was approved of, along

with supporting the objectives of the national energy efficiency Plan.

the division recommended that the formal incorporation of the

approach promoted by the new irish standard is 399 energy efficient

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engineers ireland continued tospeak on behalf of ireland’sengineering profession at bothnational and local Governmentlevels throughout 2014 and into2015. as the representative voiceof the engineering profession onthe island of ireland, it is our roleto collate the expert comment ofour members when asked byGovernment and State agenciesto provide expert technicaladvice on strategic policies.

repreSenting our MeMBerSAdvoCACy report 2014/15

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plan. the group also suggested that among the measures which should

be considered for widespread application is the introduction of energy

saving technologies such as variable frequency motor drives for water

pumping.

Finally, the commitment to promote research and develop proven,

innovative technical solutions to meet standards set by the regulators

including irish water’s objectives for cost and energy efficiency were

appreciated.

review of the building regulationsengineers ireland was, like other stakeholders in the building sector,

a significant contributor to the revision of the building control

(amendment) regulations which were signed into law in 2013 (2014

????). the aim of the new regulations is to tighten up construction

standards to avoid a repeat of poor quality building control.

engineers ireland supports any review of the system and a

representative has attended meetings in april of this year at the

department of environment, community and local Government to

ensure the view of the engineering profession is heard. engineers

ireland’s position is that the legislation around the assigned or

design certifier should remain unchanged. the individuals who take

on these roles are named professionals – registered architects,

registered surveyors or chartered engineers – who are qualified to

sign off on building projects, be they one-off housing, multiple unit

developments or commercial buildings.

the nature of their registration or chartered engineer status means

that they are competent to do so.

similarly engineers ireland does not support the idea that an

“advisory” rather than mandatory compliance with the standards for

self-build properties should be introduced.

in relative terms the costs associated with having an assigned

certifier are much less severe on a multi-unit development or a

commercial development compared to a once-off house or extension

to a house.

but the difficulty is that if the rules for one type of builder is relaxed,

the argument for applying it to other construction projects is

weakened. to give an everyday example, it is equivalent to saying

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For this reason, engineers ireland firmly believes that there should be

no relaxing of any of the building regulations when it comes to self-build

properties.

annual assessment of infrastructurein February during engineers week, the annual state of ireland report

was published and distributed widely to the media and other

stakeholders. this document forms the basis of engineers ireland’s

position on a number of infrastructural issues and makes the case for

specific recommendations.

now in its fifth year, the document is currently subject to a review by

the civil division with a view to improving its influence at departmental

level.

Department of transport, tourism and SportStatement of Strategy for 2015-2017 in october 2014, engineers ireland responded to the call for

submissions on defining the strategic direction, high level goals and

work programmes under consideration in the revision of the

department’s statement of strategy.

an abridged version of the recommendations is below:

1. continue to commit the necessary resources to operating and

maintaining the national road network asset and the necessary

investment to maximise the life cycle of the asset.

2. continue to commit the necessary resources to operating and

maintaining the national railway network asset, including the

necessary investment to maximise the life cycle of the asset and

rolling stock.

3. re-assess the national development Plan objectives with respect

to road and rail transportation.

4. in conjunction with other relevant departments, develop a new

national spatial strategy to reflect the changed economic outlook

and identify a realistic number of gateways for further development.

5. create a more developed programme for the delivery of strategic

infrastructure projects such as the dart connolly – heuston

interconnector, metro north/rail link to dublin airport, the leinster

orbital route, the m50 dublin eastern bypass, the m20 motorway.

6. draft a defined strategy centred around protecting and future

proofing the capacity of strategic infrastructure assets such as the

m50 and the national rail network including implementation, or at

least planning for electrification.

7. continue to invest in improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.

8. develop the national cycle network.

9. continue to work towards the development of an integrated, frequent

and reliable network of public transport services in our cities.

10.develop initiatives aimed at encouraging the use of the national

road network infrastructure by heavy goods vehicles as a means of

underpinning public transport, cyclist, and pedestrian proposals.

national hazardous waste Management planin June 2014 the compendium of Public consultation submissions and

responses was published. engineers ireland had previously made a

submission to the ePa in december 2013 based on the

recommendations included in that year’s state of ireland report.

the plan has subsequently been amended to include the engineers

ireland comments including providing funding for third level institutes

to develop waste management modules.

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the irish aCadeMy of engineering

the role of the academy is to provide authoritative, unbiased,

evidence-based advice to Government on important issues, usually

in the form of reports and to promote research and facilitate industry

/ academy collaboration. membership is by invitation from nominees

who have made a notable contribution at national level during their

careers.

executive Committee 2014/2015

president

don moore, Chartered Engineer

immediate past president

Jonathan hegan, MBE Chartered Engineer

Second past president

dr. anthony (tony) d. barry, Chartered Engineer

president elect

John mc Gowan, Chartered Engineer

hon. treasurer

Pat lynch, Chartered Engineer

hon. Secretary

michael higgins, Chartered Engineer

Members

Prof. adrian long, Chartered Engineer

michael hayden, Chartered Engineer

martin cronin, Chartered Engineer

the registered office is:

22 clyde road

ballsbridge

dublin 4

t: 01 665 1337

e: [email protected]

CigréChairman: Ms. Marie hayden, eirGridSecretary: Mr. robert Donaghy, eSBi

irish national Committee officers:Mr. robbie aherne, eirGrid (representing engineers ireland); Mr hugh

Cunningham, eSBi; Mr. Jarlath Doyle, eSB networks; Mr. Gary harold,

alstom; Mr. Cathal Lally, eSBi; Mr. Mick Mackey, eSBi; Mr. Sean McGuinness,

epri; Mr Mark needham, eirGrid (representing iet); Mr. Michael power,

uCD; Ms. adele Sleator, eirGrid; Ms. Marta val escudero, eirGrid;

ciGre is the council on large electric systems and was founded in 1921. it

is an international, non-profit association for promoting collaboration with

experts from all around the world by sharing knowledge and joining forces

to improve the electric power system of today and tomorrow. ciGre ireland

has 150 members from across the electricity industry in ireland and

northern ireland. ciGre has sixteen study committees covering a wide

range of technical activities. ciGre ireland has representatives on fourteen

of them. the study committees and irish representatives are summarised

in the following table:

SC Study Committee title irish representative

a1 rotating electrical Machines John Doyle, eSBi

a2 transformers Greg hanna, eSBi

a3 high voltage equipment robert Le roux, eSBi

B1 insulated Cables robert Donaghy, eSBi

B2 Overhead Lines tim Condon, eSBi

B3 Substations Colm twomey, eSBi

B4 hvDC and power electronics John egan, eirGrid

B5 protection and automation Diarmuid McDonnell, eSBi

C1 System Development and economics Louis Fisher, eSBi

C2 System Operation and Control Yvonne Coughlan, eirGrid

C4 System technical performance william phang, eSBi

C5 electricity Markets and regulation Marie therese Campbell, SOni

C6 Distribution Systems and Dispersed Generation anthony hearne, eSB

D2 information Systems and telecommunications noel rushe, eSB

the ciGre biennial session was held in Paris from 24th -29th of august of

2014. ireland had 8 papers accepted for the session covering a wide range

of topics. the ciGrÉ international symposium takes place in lund on the

27th and 28th may this year and will examine hdvc systems and market

integration. a full list of upcoming ciGre events can be found at

http://www.cigre.org/events. ciGre ireland has recently launched its own

new website at http://cigreireland.ie/. Further information on the irish

involvement in ciGre can be obtained from the inc secretary robert

donaghy at [email protected].

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engineers ireland is built on a network of regional branches, engineering

divisions and societies that facilitate knowledge sharing among the

engineering community in a way that is relevant, flexible and local.

our twelve regional branches provide a local focus for engineers ireland in

a number of geographic locations providing support for members in the

area - technical lectures providing cPd opportunities, networking

opportunities, social events and volunteer opportunities – all supporting

the development of the professional engineer and bridging

communication between engineers ireland and the region.

our eleven engineering divisions foster and coordinate activities of a

technical nature with the aim of promoting the technical engineering

competence of the membership.

our eight societies operate as a subsidiary to the engineering divisions

catering for the various specialist areas within engineering and delivering

a specific programme of professional activities.

the regional branches, engineering divisions and societies offer

members:

� networking opportunities with other engineering professionals

� free lectures and seminars

� webinars and publications

� CpD training events

� an online library of technical resources

� interactive online discussion forums and blogs

� industry interviews

� links to relevant websites

� e-newsletters

as we go to print, in excess of 247 events have been organised by

our sectors, attended by over xxxxx (tba) members.

in their membership profile (accessible via the website) members

can affiliate to any number of groups according to their particular

needs and interests and sign up for email alerts from any regional

branch, engineering division or society in which they have an

interest.

regardless of the size of a regional branch, engineering division or

society, or the geographic distribution of its members, their

success is attributed to the work of our committees who, on a

voluntary basis, work with the engineers ireland teams to advance

the continuous professional development of our members.

Prime qualifications for officers and committee members are (1) a

keen interest in the objectives of engineers ireland and the

regional branch, engineering division or society, (2) the ability to

work well within a group and, (3) most importantly, having the time

to spend on the business of particular group while in office.

we are always delighted to hear from members interested in

volunteering to participate in the activities of our committees. For

information on the wide variety of ways in which you can get

involved, please contact our sector support team (máirín ní

aonghusa and sinéad Quinn-Phillips) at

[email protected]

Further information on our regional branches, engineering divisions and

societies is available on our website, http://www.engineersireland.ie/groups/

our regionAl BrAnCHeS, engineeringdiviSionS And SoCietieS

regional branChes

an ríocht(the kerry region)ed harty chartered engineertel: 066 7131124mob: 087 2417515email: [email protected]

Corkaidan croninchartered engineermob: 086 4147817email: [email protected]

donegalstephen Flynnchartered engineermob: 087 6754285email:[email protected]

gb regionoisín Gibsonchartered engineer Ph: +44 757 8866239email:[email protected]

Midlandmichael connollychartered engineerPh: 044 9332063mob: 087 6174185email:[email protected]

north eastcharlie mccarthytel: 046 9240965mob: 087 8337211email: [email protected]

north westJohn casserlychartered engineertel: 071 9155217mob: 086 8200030 email: [email protected]

northern Johnston bellchartered engineertel: 00 44 28 86765228mob: 00 44 77 36446344email: [email protected]

south eastdr Ken thomaschartered engineeremail: [email protected]

thomondsean lenihanchartered engineertel: 065 6866125mob: 087 2352105email: [email protected]

westcian mcGuinnesschartered engineertel: 091 400200 mob: 086 8544091 email:[email protected]

engineeringdivisions

agriculture and foodwilliam curranchartered engineertel: 01 4536700email: [email protected]

biomedicalsuzanne o’rourketel: 052 6181494mob: 087 2897043email: [email protected]

Chemical and processtom scanlonchartered engineermob: 087 2399060email:[email protected]

CivilJohn mccarthychartered engineertel: 01 6041368mob: 087 9832052email: [email protected]

Computingtony o’donnellchartered engineermob: 087 3744176email:[email protected]

electrical andelectronicGreg hannachartered engineertel: 01 7037040mob: 087 6624592email: [email protected]

energy-environmentdonal Kissanechartered engineertel: 021 4534000email: [email protected]

fire and safetydan Fitzgeraldchartered engineermob: 087 260747email: [email protected]

local governmentvicki chadwickchartered engineertel: 042 9324139mob: 086 8243475email: [email protected]

Mechanical andmanufacturingPaul dillontel: 01 4042895mob: 086 8963973email: [email protected]

structures andConstructiondr alan o’connorchartered engineertel: 01 8961822mob: 087 2848935email: [email protected]

soCieties

an rothFionn Ó muircheartaightel: 087 7004756email: [email protected]

geotechnicalFintan buggychartered engineertel: 01 2940800mob: 087 9212830email: [email protected]

heritagedr ron coxchartered engineertel: 01 8962544mob: 0 86 8393297 email: [email protected]

MeetaJohn colemantel: 061 604238mob: 086 3545612email: [email protected]

project managementconall Finnchartered engineermob: 083 4460100email: [email protected]

roads andtransportationdonal minnockchartered engineertel: 01 6602511mob: 086 3808714email: [email protected]

water andenvironmental eoin cullinanetel: 01 2940800mob: 086 1958923email: [email protected]

young engineersrobert dowdallmob: 085 1460777email:[email protected]

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