SERVICES
Designated Public Officials
The Regulation of Lobbying legislation is designed to provide information to the public about who is lobbying whom about what.
Section 6(4) of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 requires that on commencement of the Act on 1 September 2015, Monaghan County Council is required to publish a list showing the name, grade and brief details of the role and responsibilities of each “Designated Public Official” of the body.
Designated Public Officials – Monaghan County Council
- Patricia Monahan, Chief Executive
- Cathal Flynn, Director of Economic Development, Planning & Capital Projects
- Nuala Woods, Director of Climate Action, Environmental and Water Services
- John Murray, Director of Finance, Housing and Culture
- Gareth McMahon, Acting Director of Transportation, Community and Rural Development
- Carmel O’Hare, Acting Director of Corporate Services & Innovation
Section (6)(1)(d) of the Act provides that the Members of Monaghan Council are regarded as Designated Public Officials for the purposes of the Act. The following are the current members of Monaghan County Council.
| Electoral Area | Name of Councillor |
Political Party |
| Carrickmacross-Castleblayney | Colm Carthy |
Sinn Féin |
| Carrickmacross-Castleblayney | Noel Keelan |
Sinn Féin |
| Carrickmacross-Castleblayney | Aidan Campbell |
Fine Gael |
| Carrickmacross-Castleblayney | Peter Conlon |
Fine Gael |
| Carrickmacross-Castleblayney | P.J. O’Hanlon |
Fianna Fáil |
| Carrickmacross-Castleblayney | Aoife McCooey | Fianna Fáil |
| Ballybay-Clones | Séamus Coyle |
Fianna Fáil |
| Ballybay-Clones | Richard Truell | Fine Gael |
| Ballybay-Clones | Sean Gilliland |
Fine Gael |
| Ballybay-Clones | Hugh McElvaney |
Fine Gael |
| Ballybay-Clones | Pat Treanor |
Sinn Féin |
| Monaghan | Brian McKenna |
Sinn Féin |
| Monaghan | Seamus Treanor |
Non-Party |
| Monaghan | Raymond Aughey |
Fianna Fáil |
| Monaghan | David Maxwell |
Fine Gael |
| Monaghan | Seán Conlon |
Sinn Féin |
| Monaghan | Paudge Connolly |
Non-Party |
| Monaghan | Cathy Bennett |
Sinn Féin |
Strategic Policy Committees
Strategic Policy Committees are relevant bodies under Section 5 of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 and must comply with the Transparency Code.
Monaghan County Council has four Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs):
- Economic Development and Enterprise Support
- Climate Change and Environment
- Transport and Community
- Housing, Social and Cultural
Each SPC is chaired by a Councillor and the membership includes councillors and sectoral/community group representatives.
The sectoral/community representatives are drawn from the National Pillars and from the membership of the Monaghan PPN (Public Participation Network).
See membership of the Strategic Policy Committees
Further information regarding the legislation and further guidance on the Act is available on the Regulation of Lobbying website at www.lobbying.ie
Transparency Code
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has prepared and published a code, known as the “Transparency Code“, which sets out how certain relevant public bodies, such as ministerial advisory groups, may conduct their activities in a transparent way. By adhering to the Transparency Code, communications within these bodies would meet the exemption from the requirement to register and report on lobbying activities.