Engineers Ireland Annual Report 2015

AnnuAl report 2014/15 Financial report 2014

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AnnuAl report 2014 ContentS Chapter One

President’s rePort

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director General’s annual review

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our elected rePresentatives

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Chapter twO

Financial statements

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Chapter three

membershiP

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Chapter FOur

enGineerinG the Future

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cPd

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advocacy rePort

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the irish academy oF enGineerinG

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international water association

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Chapter Five

Chapter Six

our reGional branches, enGineerinG divisions and societies

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SHowing leAderSHip preSident’S report on BeHAlF oF CounCil

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

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.

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

being able to highlight the contribution of the profession to society

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

amongst the general public was a particularly rewarding task for me

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

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

setting out the pillars of my Presidential year – the convergence

do just that through the medium of The Irish Times supplement and at

between all forms of engineering and technology, and a desire to

the awards ceremony itself, attendance at which continues to grow each

encourage more female students into the profession. i was delighted

year. the entries also reflected the other theme of my presidency: that

to attend the first women in engineering career seminar in dublin

of convergence in engineering. a traditional civil engineering project –

castle during october organised by the stePs team. Facilitating events

the rosie hackett bridge – won the engineering Project of the year, but

where female students can engage with female engineers like myself

the construction process would have been quite different without the

and the others featured on the panel helped them fully realise the

reams of data gathered by digital processes to calculate the flows of

opportunities available to them. any event that can break down the

traffic in that part of the city to aid the construction process and, post

stereotypes of engineers and remove barriers to entry to the profession

the bridge’s opening, the impact on traffic flows. similarly, ‘robbie the

must be welcomed.

robot’, designed and built to enhance the life of Joanne o’riordan,

the challenge to encourage young people into the profession continues

demonstrates technology-enhancing mechanical engineering. at the

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

centre of both these engineering projects are citizens or an individual

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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’s Award 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.

human, benefitting from an engineering-led design solution.

profession, overseeing a smooth transition to the new requirement for

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

chartered engineer status of a level 9 qualification, negotiating the

developments in their particular field of expertise, and this means

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

making a commitment to cPd. with mandatory cPd being introduced

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

in 2017, the scoping exercise has commenced for the it requirements

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

to support this. it is anticipated that the development work will take

him well with the next stage of his journey.

place in late 2015 / early 2016 so that the application can be operated

Finally, i would like to thank my fellow officers John o’dea, bill Grimson

for several months before going live. the level of investment will be in

and dermot byrne for their support and i

line with our agreed budgets though there are a number of alternative

wish bill all the best for his term as

solutions to explore. one option being actively investigated is a

President. to all the team at clyde

smartphone app to allow members to update their cPd record when

road, thanks for the wonderful

they are actually undertaking a cPd activity and make the entire

job you do supporting the

recording process as user friendly as possible. in preparation, our crm

engineering profession.

system now produces a printable certificate for all seminar and course attendees, which also attaches digitally to a member’s 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 the 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

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reassessing the criteria for membership of engineers ireland,

Chartered Engineer

producing the first tv advertisement highlighting the engineering

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direCtor generAl’S AnnuAl review introduction the last 12 months have seen the economy continue to recover with

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

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

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

who had to seek shelter overseas. the spring statement recently

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

published by the Government would suggest that the time of

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

austerity may have passed. this is good news for all professions,

our 2014 capital investment programme totalled over €200k and

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

focused on continued developments in our it infrastructure and facility

the lessons learned in years past should not be forgotten with the

improvements in our headquarters in clyde road, which benefited both

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

members and staff.

of 2007 should be avoided at all costs.

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

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

other work included the introduction of two purpose-built interview

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

rooms designed specifically for professional interviews and the

tiger boom, which led to disasters that had both economic and

conversion of the committee room into a more welcoming waiting area

human impacts. one such example is the revised building

for interview candidates and other visitors.

regulations that were only introduced on 1 march 2014. a mere 12 months later there are suggestions that light-touch regulation

technological advances

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

also for the benefit of members, new audiovisual facilities were

widening the pool of qualified professionals competent to carry out

installed in the main meeting rooms and a new webcast facility was

the work of assigned and design certifier. the legislation was

introduced. towards the end of the year remote webcasting was trialled

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

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

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

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

recently the fire that destroyed six houses at the millfield manor

environment thereby providing increased resilience and business

housing estate in newbridge in 20 minutes could have resulted in

continuity for our main operations.

terrible tragedy. over the past year attacks – both political and personal – have

Membership

occurred against our colleagues in irish water who are carrying out

the year was both challenging and rewarding from a membership

necessary work to improve the water infrastructure that delivers a

perspective. For the first time since the downturn our overall

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

membership numbers rose by 3%, with all sections of membership

understanding among the general public about the investment

growing with the exception of technician members. the number of

required for new power transmission lines to deliver upgrades to the

chartered engineers increased by 11%.

existing network has never been more obvious than in the last 12

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

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

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

incomprehension.

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

as the guardian of the engineering profession, engineers ireland will

regulations were accepted.

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

also of relevance was the introduction of the new building control

that engineers play in delivering the infrastructure that is essential

(amendment) regulations and expanded statutory functions for

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

chartered engineers as referred to earlier.

financially sound organisation is required.

this volume of applications was double the normal annual level and placed a particularly onerous workload on the membership team and

Finance, Facilities and hr

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

like any other organisation, to ensure our continued survival and

processes.

representation of the profession, a healthy financial position is

the demands placed upon our volunteers and academic interviewers

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

in particular, and the members of the membership Qualifications board

engineers ireland and it continues to reflect the ongoing hard work

and board of examiners, were exceptional. we must be mindful of the

by our secretariat staff, the Finance committee and the treasurers

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

in our regions.

erode their commitment and goodwill towards engineers ireland.

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CHApter one engineerS irelAnd AnnuAl report 2014 engaging with Our Members

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

the combination of the website engineersJournal.ie and the fortnightly

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

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

the media, the contribution of the profession to society.

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

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

that engineers ireland is for engineers of all disciplines with specific

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

sections

for

civil,

electrical/energy,

mechanical,

biomedical,

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

technology/software and chemical.

of the value it delivers for sponsors and in realising engineers ireland's

readership figures have been steadily increasing since its digital

objective of engaging with as many members as possible. new

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

proposals regarding the format will be considered post the 2015 event

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

and presented to the executive board.

organisations’ email communications of 25.3%. numbers of overseas visitors to the site jumped from 25% to 35% in the last six months of

representing Our Members at home and abroad

2014. this shows particularly high levels of engagement internationally,

we continue to engage with Government on behalf of the engineering

and engineers returning from abroad are an obvious target for

profession on issues that are of relevance, including submissions to the

membership growth.

department of transport, tourism and sport on its statement of

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

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

connecting with a key demographic that is absolutely necessary in order

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

to grow and consolidate membership. Plans are underway to redesign

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

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

engineers ireland continued to actively participate in international fora

engaging website it is anticipated that the readership rates will further

including Feani. engineers ireland was licensed to award the eurace

increase.

accreditation label for bachelor and masters degree programmes up

the excellence awards are proving more popular every year and the

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

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

eurace signatories. the international engineering alliance held its

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

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

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

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

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

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

now on the agenda for stePs are: attaining a national quality standard for volunteering, and introducing a customer relationship management

CpD

system to help automate the volunteer-matching process.

in a rapidly changing environment cPd is the mechanism to ensure that engineering professionals are up to date in their field. at engineers

Signing Off

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

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

the relevance and competitiveness of skill sets in the engineering

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

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

committed to the goals of this organisation through volunteering. i

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

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

in structured cPd training through engineers ireland at clyde road and

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

at other regional locations. engineers ireland cPd courses and

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

seminars significantly diversified in 2014 in response to the outcomes

to serve with them.

of the training needs analysis survey conducted in both January and

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

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

they richly deserve the gratitude of the whole engineering community.

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

without our volunteer members, engineers ireland simply could not

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

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

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

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

continue on this trajectory to meet the needs of our diverse

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

membership by sourcing and evaluating quality training offerings in

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

2015.

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

mandatory cPd will be introduced for engineers ireland members from

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

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

enjoyed as dG of this wonderful organisation.

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

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

matter where the member is based.

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

the cPd accredited employer standard has continued to attract new

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

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

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

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

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

standard revision has been well received by the 38 organisations which

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

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

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

employer of the year award competition was also enhanced in 2014.

throughout the year.

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

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

its value and relevance to long-standing accredited organisations.

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

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

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

will also need to be carefully managed.

hopefully our paths will cross again – go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir. slán.

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.

John power,

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

Chartered Engineer

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

director General

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our eleCted representatives exeCutive board for the 2014-2015 session – offiCers president:

past president (2013 - 2014):

regina moran, Chartered Engineer

John o’dea, Chartered Engineer

murt coleman, Chartered Engineer

Paul macdonald, MIEI

vice president:

Members

Kieran Feighan, Chartered Engineer

Peter Quinn, Chartered Engineer

bill Grimson, Chartered Engineer

cormac bradley, Chartered Engineer John Jordan, MIEI

Pat roche, Chartered Engineer

vice president:

George chadda, Chartered Engineer orla lonergan, Chartered Engineer

marguerite sayers, MIEI

dermot byrne, Chartered Engineer John coleman, MIEI

CounCil 2014-2015 session – offiCers president:

vice president:

Chairman of the Finance Committee:

Chairman of the Board of examiners:

regina moran, Chartered Engineer

dermot byrne, Chartered Engineer

murt coleman, Chartered Engineer

richard crowe, Chartered Engineer

vice president:

past president:

Chairman of the Membership &

bill Grimson, Chartered Engineer

John o'dea, Chartered Engineer

Qualifications Board david Kennedy, Chartered Engineer

eleCted Corporate MeMbers cormac bradley, Chartered Engineer

edel donnelly, Chartered Engineer

Gráinne devaney-clinton, MIEI

david reddington, MIEI

elina bychkova, Chartered Engineer

orla lonergan, Chartered Engineer

Paul macdonald, MIEI

marguerite sayers, MIEI

mary carr, Chartered Engineer

seamus lynch, Chartered Engineer

Paul murphy, MIEI

regional representatives (ex-officio) Johnston bell – Northern Region Pat roche – South East Region PJ lyons - Donegal Region oisín Gibson – GB Region dawn roberts – An Ríocht (Kerry) michael connolly – Midland Region brian cassidy – Cork Region henry Kerr – North East Region cian mcGuinness – West Region George chadda – North West Region seán lenihan – Thomond Region

Divisional representatives (ex-officio) John mccarthy – Civil Division des murphy – Energy-Environment Division sean hegarty – Electrical & Electronic Division vicki chadwick – Local Government Division Pat Kelly – Computing Division alan o'connor – Structures & Construction Division tom scanlon – Chemical & Process Engineering Division

Co-opted MeMbers maurice buckley, Chartered Engineer dermot dungan, Tech IEI John Garrett, Chartered Engineer diarmuid Ó briain, Chartered Engineer

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declan Gibbons – Biomedical Engineering Division william curran – Agriculture & Food Engineering Division david o'connor – Fire & Safety Division dermot brabazon – Mechanical & Manufacturing Division

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viCe-president derMot byrne, be Mba MengsC Ceng fiei Chartered engineer

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

a graduate of university college dublin, dermot holds a master’s

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

degree in electrical engineering and a master’s in business

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

administration. he has extensive senior management experience in

graduating bill gained admission to the department of electrical &

the electricity industry in ireland and abroad. From 1993 to 2000 he

computer engineering at the university of toronto where he obtained a

worked in senior roles within esb national Grid, esb customer

master’s degree.

services and Power Generation.

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

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

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

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

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

transmission and distribution infrastructure in ireland, with particular

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

focus on the network renewal Programme.

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

dermot was appointed chief executive of eirGrid – the transmission

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

system operator for ireland – in July 2005.

processing, image processing, and field and circuit theory. his research

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

activities were centred on the application of engineering paradigms to

eirGrid into a group structure with responsibilities in ireland and

health informatics and he participated in a number of major european

northern ireland, comprising eirGrid tso, system operator northern

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

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

affairs, where for a time he was academic registrar before retiring in

Key initiatives overseen by dermot include the successful completion

2012.

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

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

development and implementation of the Grid25 network investment

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

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

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

integration of wind power into the power system. dermot has

representative on the european membership monitoring committee of

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

Feani.

a number of occasions to participate in high-level eu commission

in recent times bill has collaborated with both engineers and

meetings and workshops. he retired from the eirGrid board in

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

september 2012.

of engineering undergraduates and the subsequent development of the

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

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

leading renewable energy company, and chairman of raising & Giving

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

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

book, Understanding the Global Energy Crisis, edited and written by

and passion of third-level students towards volunteering and social

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

change. he has recently completed a strategic assignment for umeme,

crisis, and examines the technical and policy options facing the

the company responsible for the distribution and supply businesses in

development of major conventional and renewable energy sources.

uganda.

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

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

whilst recognising the grand challenges identified by engineering

international electricity body ciGrÉ, and he has recently been awarded

academies across the globe, also recognises the need for engineers to

chartered director status by the institute of directors in london.

work with society to address those challenges.

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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.

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FinAnCiAl StAteMentS For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014

stateMent of CounCil's responsibilities the council is responsible for preparing the annual report and the

the council confirms that it has complied with the above requirements

financial statements in accordance with applicable law and

in preparing the financial statements.

Generally accepted accounting Practice in ireland including the

the council is also required to state whether applicable accounting

accounting standards issued by the Financial reporting council

standards have been followed, subject to any material departures being

and promulgated by chartered accountants ireland.

disclosed and explained in the financial statements.

the council is required to prepare financial statements for each

the council is responsible for keeping proper accounting records,

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

which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial

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

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

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

responsible for safeguarding the assets of the institution of engineers

preparing those financial statements, the council is required to:

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

n Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

n Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

n prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis

detection of fraud and other irregularities. the council is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the entity’s website. legislation in the republic of ireland governing the preparation and

unless it is inappropriate to presume that the institution of

dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in

engineers of ireland will continue in being.

other jurisdictions.

regina Moran

John power

President

Director General

may 12, 2015

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independent auditors’ report to the MeMbers of the institution of engineers of ireland we have audited the financial statements of the institution of engineers of ireland for the year ended 31st december 2014, which comprise the

opinion on the finanCial stateMents in our opinion the financial statements:

income and expenditure account, the statement of total recognised

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

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

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

related notes. the financial reporting framework that has been applied

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

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).

year then ended.

n we have obtained all the information and explanations which we consider necessary for the purposes of our audit.

n in our opinion proper books of account have been kept by the institution.

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

respeCtive responsibilities of CounCil and auditors

n in our opinion the information given in the Statement of Council's responsibilities is consistent with the financial statements.

as explained more fully in the statement of council's responsibilities, as set out on page 15, the council is responsible for the preparation of

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

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

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financial statements in accordance with applicable irish law and

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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 stateMents an 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

inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

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

2013 â‚Ź

3,375,245

3,172,922

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

notes income Professional subscriptions corporate Partners

consultancy and ancillary services

374,710

264,295

4,957,274

4,660,276

expenditure 2,134,593

2,110,048

administration

Personnel

2

512,212

520,485

occupancy

257,252

311,075

stePs to engineering

328,185

348,188

special Projects marketing, Pr and events Publications sectors and affiliations depreciation

76,811

19,004

232,212

182,558

22,017

63,684

108,817

104,526

322,946

270,703

3,995,045

3,930,271

962,229

730,005

current service cost

(39,000)

(46,000)

other Finance costs

(14,000)

(28,000)

(53,000)

(74,000)

909,229

656,005

Operating surplus for the year

3

pension costs

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

regina Moran

John power

President may 12, 2015

Director General

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CHApter two FinAnCiAl StAteMentS For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014

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

notes surplus for the year actuarial (loss)/gain on pension scheme

4

total recognised gains

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

regina Moran

John power

President may 12, 2015

Director General

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2014 â‚Ź

2013 â‚Ź

909,229

656,005

(865,000)

222,000

44,229

878,005

CHApter two FinAnCiAl StAteMentS For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014

balance sheet as at december 31, 2014

notes

2014 €

2013 €

5

4,806,842

4,926,998

10

10

4,806,852

4,927,008

Fixed assets tangible fixed assets shares in irish engineering Publications limited

Current assets debtors and prepayments

6

cash and bank balances

Creditors – amounts falling due within one year

8

net current assets

448,748

183,728

3,140,352

2,467,086

3,589,100

2,650,814

(1,807,913)

(1,873,643)

1,781,187

777,171

Creditors – amounts falling due after more than one year

9

-

(2,369)

Pension liability

4

(1,117,000)

(275,000)

5,471,039

5,426,810

net assets represented by: accumulated fund

10

5,281,716

5,237,487

revaluation reserve

11

189,323

189,323

5,471,039

5,426,810

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

regina Moran

John power

President may 12, 2015

Director General

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Cashflow statement for the year ended december 31, 2014

net cash inflow from operating activities

notes

2014 â‚Ź

2013 â‚Ź

7

1,019,612

1,294,481

21,169

18,068

(202,790)

(145,704)

837,991

1,166,845

return on investments and short-term investments interest on deposits and short-term investments

investing activities Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets

increase in cash and cash equivalents

7

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

regina Moran

John power

President may 12, 2015

Director General

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CHApter two FinAnCiAl StAteMentS For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014

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

1. accounting policies 1.1. accounting convention

1.4. Fixed assets held under finance leases

the financial statements are prepared under the historic cost convention as

leases on fixed assets which give the institution of engineers of

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

ireland substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are

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

capitalised at the cost of the fixed assets at the inception of the lease

do not include the financial affairs of regional committees.

and are subsequently depreciated. the liability created is shown in obligations under finance leases.

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

1.5. taxation

1.3. Fixed assets

its investment income and in respect of transactions with

the carrying values of land & buildings and office & lecture Facilities

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

are reviewed annually for impairment if events or changes in

it arises.

the institution of engineers of ireland is liable to corporation tax on

circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. the institution has not adopted a revaluation policy in respect of other

1.6. pension scheme

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

the institution of engineers of ireland operates both a defined benefit

depreciation has been provided to write off the assets

and a defined contribution pension fund.

over their expected useful lives as follows:

contributions are made to the defined benefit fund in accordance with

n Depreciation is provided on buildings at a blended rate of 4.3%. n Depreciation is provided on computer equipment and on it development projects at 33.3%.

n Depreciation is provided on fixtures, fittings and office equipment at a rate of 20%.

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

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.

2. employees and remuneration

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

administration

the staff costs are comprised of:

wages and salaries Pension scheme contributions

2014

2013

40

42

2014 â‚Ź

2013 â‚Ź

1,980,499

1,964,870

154,094

145,178

2,134,593

2,110,048

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CHApter two FinAnCiAl StAteMentS For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014 notes to the financial statements for the year ended december 31, 2014 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

(21,169)

(18,068)

interest receivable audit fees discharged by the institution of engineers of ireland

Publications limited, the institution of engineers of ireland club –

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

lounge, and the benevolent Fund of the institution of engineers of

of the institution of engineers of ireland, irish engineering

ireland.

4. pension scheme

retirement benefits (FrS 17)

the institution operates a defined benefit pension scheme and a defined

the valuation used for Frs 17 disclosures has been based on the most

contribution pension plan. defined benefit contributions are charged to

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

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

stated at their market value at 31st december 2014.

over employees' expected working lives with the institution. the contributions are determined by a qualified actuary on the basis of

expected return on assets

triennial valuations using the projected unit method.

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

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

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

retirement, death in service and disability benefits for employees.

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

eligibility is at the discretion of the employer.

based on market conditions at the beginning of the relevant accounting

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

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

annual premium basis with retirement benefit contributions being

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

invested in an irish life insured contract with bonus participation.

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

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

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

approach to deriving the contribution rate for retirement benefits with

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

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

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

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

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

form.

of the accounting period.

employee benefit obligations the amounts recognised in the balance sheet are as follows:

2014

2013

(€'000)

(€'000)

5,493 (6,610)

4,535 (4,810)

net (liability) recognised on balance sheet

(1,117)

(275)

the amounts recognised in the income and expenditure account are as follows:

2014 (€'000)

2013 (€'000)

39

46

Fair value of scheme assets benefit obligations

current service cost interest cost

104

102

expected return on scheme assets

(90)

(74)

53

74

452

199

total actual return on plan assets

pAge 22

CHApter two FinAnCiAl StAteMentS For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014 notes to the financial statements for the year ended december 31, 2014 Changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligation are as follows:

opening defined benefit obligation current service cost interest cost contributions by scheme participants actuarial losses/(gains) on scheme liabilities net benefits paid out

Closing defined benefit obligation

Changes in the fair value of plan assets are as follows:

opening fair value of scheme assets

2014 (€'000)

2013 (€'000)

4,810

4,806

39

46

104

102

21

21

1,729

(112)

(93)

(53)

6,610

4,810

2014 (€'000)

2013 (€'000)

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

(93)

(53)

5,493

4,535

2014 (€'000)

2013 (€'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

net benefits paid out

Closing fair value of assets

analysis of amounts recognised in the Statement of total recognised Gains & Losses:

equities

41%

48%

bonds

53%

45%

Property

5%

2%

cash

1%

5%

2014 % p.a.

2013 % p.a.

principal actuarial assumptions at the balance sheet date:

inflation

1.50%

2.00%

Future pensionable salary increases

2.75%

3.25% 3.00%

Future pension increases

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%

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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CHApter two FinAnCiAl StAteMentS For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014 notes to the financial statements for the year ended december 31, 2014 amount of the fair values of plan assets

equities bonds Property cash value of annuity contracts matching pension in payment liabilities

value at Dec 31, '14 (€'000)

value at Dec 31, '13 (€'000)

value at Dec 31, '12 (€'000)

1,184 1,552 137 23 2,597 5,493

1,165 1,103 47 125 2,095 4,535

956 1,102 34 119 2,110 4,321

Year ended Dec 31, '12 (€'000)

Year ended Dec 31, '11 (€'000)

expected return equities bonds Property cash

history of experience gains and losses: amounts for the current and previous three periods are as follows:

Fair value of assets

6.1% 3.1% 5.1% 0.1%

Year ended Dec 31, '14 (€'000)

Year ended Dec 31, '13 (€'000)

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

864

110

453

(132)

Land and buildings €

Fixtures, fittings and office equipment €

Motor vehicles €

total €

4,900,000

1,278,464

81,574

6,260,038

-

202,790

-

202,790

4,900,000

1,481,254

81,574

6,462,828

at 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

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

experience gains/(losses) on scheme assets

5. tangible assets

Cost or valuation at January 1, 2014 additions at december 31, 2014

Depreciation

net book values

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.

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CHApter two FinAnCiAl StAteMentS For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014 notes to the financial statements for the year ended december 31, 2014 6. debtors 2014 €

2013 €

debtors

442,236

181,699

taxation

6,512

2,029

448,748

183,728

2014 €

2013 €

909,229

656,005

7. Cash flow statement

(a) reconciliation of operating surplus to net cash inflow from operating activities surplus for the year Pension cost

53,000

74,000

employer’s contributions to the defined benefit scheme

(76,000)

(62,000)

interest receivable

(21,169)

(18,068)

322,946

270,703

depreciation charge (increase)/decrease in debtors increase in creditors

net cash inflow from operating activities

(265,020)

265,602

96,626

108,239

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

837,991

1,166,845

3,140,352

2,302,361

2014 €

2013 €

Change in 2014 €

3,140,352

2,467,086

673,266

-

(164,725)

164,725

3,140,352

2,302,361

837,991

net cash inflow

Balance at end of year

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

bank balances and cash

bank loan

cash Flow statement

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CHApter two FinAnCiAl StAteMentS For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014 notes to the financial statements for the year ended december 31, 2014 8. Creditors – amounts falling due within one year

creditors and accruals

2014 €

2013 €

500,988

427,195

bank loan

-

164,725

obligations under finance leases

-

26,043

150,537

129,869

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

2014 €

2013 €

balance at beginning of year

543,557

463,495

contributions received

272,894

428,250

(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

2014 €

2013 €

-

2,369

-

2,369

2014 €

2013 €

5,237,487

4,359,482

909,229

656,005

actuarial (loss)/gain on pension scheme

(865,000)

222,000

balance at year end

5,281,716

5,237,487

Paye/Prsi vat

8.1 Deferred income

stePs Programme

released to income in year

9. Creditors – amounts falling due after one year

obligations under finance leases

10. reserves

accumulated fund balance at beginning of year surplus for year

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CHApter two FinAnCiAl StAteMentS For tHe yeAr ended deCeMBer 31, 2014 notes to the financial statements for the year ended december 31, 2014 11. revaluation reserve

balance at beginning of year

2014 €

2013 €

189,323

189,323

-

-

189,323

189,323

impairment for the year

Balance at year end

12. engineers ireland regions engineers 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 accreditation the institution of engineers of ireland acknowledges that it has received contributions from the department of Jobs, enterprise and innovation in relation to the national training Fund.

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

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

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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.

engineerS JournAl.ie

14,705 8,316 6,850 pAgeviewS

SeSSionS

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MeMBerSHip professional reCognition ethics and Disciplinary Board for the 2014/15 Season

accreditation Board

the ethics and disciplinary board, a standing committee established by

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

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

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

engineers ireland code of ethics.

Cyril Burkley – Chairman austin hanley Brian Glennon Dermot O’Dwyer edward Jones eugene roe Gerard Kiely Gerard MacMichael hank Fogarty Joe harrington John Carley Ken thomas Michael Moran Maria Kyne Michael Conlon Michael Loughnane noel Murphy niamh O’Sullivan philip Owende peter roche Sean McLoone

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

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

Stephen Seymour Chartered engineer

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

board of examiners

nine accreditation visits undertaken during the year and the accreditation

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

board recommended 37 programmes for accreditation during the year – there was an increase in the number of master degree programmes

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

presented for accreditation assessment.

Chairman – richard Crowe

dispute resolution board

vice Chair - niall english

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

Dr Josette Galligan

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

Denis higgins

Chairman – Ciarán Fahy tim ahern John Duggan Siobhan Fahey hank Fogarty Gerry Galvin anthony hussey harry Meighan niav O’higgins

John Lombard tony Moore (rip) Stephen Seymour Mary Sharp norman walsh on behalf of council, the board is responsible for the supervision and

the President of engineers ireland appointed two arbitrators, five

quality assurance of the Professional review procedures leading to the

conciliators and two mediators to deal with disputes in the engineering

award of the registered Professional titles of engineers ireland to

industry in 2014.

qualified candidates.

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

virginia Kangley

Mouchel

and consistent professional engineering standards are maintained. the

Michael Kerr

pM Group

board is responsible for the selection of interview Panels, in

James Lalor

Dit

consultation with the membership secretariat, which makes the

Michael Loughnane

eSB Group hr

arrangements for Professional interviews.

alan Mchugh

eirGrid

paul Murphy

Bord Gais

Dermot nolan

Dermot nolan & associates Ltd.

Diarmuid O'regan

transmission Links

Dr David Kennedy (Chair)

niall piggot

agri Gear

Majella henchion (vice Chair)

Ger reilly

Dit

thomas Cleary

Darren Sheelan

Openhydro

richard Crowe

robert Simpson

Dit

Membership and Qualifications board

Seamus Deeny Joseph Fitzpatrick

networking, soCial and Career resourCes

anthony Keane Garrett McGuinness

engineers Club Committee

John Murphy Daniel O’Brien

the engineers club committee oversees the running of café clyde

John O’Sullivan

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

Damien Owens – Membership Director and registrar

clyde’. aramark provides a full restaurant and bar service for both members of engineers ireland and external groups, using our

on behalf of council, the membership and Qualifications board is

state-of-the-art facilities.

responsible for the development, establishment and implementation

the Committee consists of:

of the policies, regulations and procedures required for the

Orla Lonergan, Chairperson

implementation of the council’s statutory functions and obligations in

John power, Secretary

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

patrick May, treasurer

grades and professional titles of engineers ireland.

Michael J higgins paddy hennigan

the Cpd standing Committee

regina Moran, president

the cPd standing committee offers guidance on cPd policy and

John O’Dea, past president

strategy, discussing and approving as necessary any major cPd events

Bill Grimson, vice president

and any new developments or amendments to implementation

Dermot Byrne, vice president

practices or standards.

Murt Coleman

Bill Grimson

vice president, eng ireland

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

ChairMan

John Byrne

engineers bridge Club Committee the 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 engineersbridgeclub@gmail.com.

engineers toastmasters toastmasters 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 contact mcdaidm@gofree.indigo.ie

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benevolent fund list of members Officers John higgins – Chairman pat May – hon. Secretary Fergus Keane – hon. treasurer

engineering education award – ‘Best in Class 2014’ sponsored by Crh pLC uCD Bologna Compliant engineering programme Development: enhancing design thinking, industry engagement and

Committee Sarah Claxton Majella henchion Fergus Keane Jack Keyes Kevin Madden Don Mcentee patrick roche raymond Sexton Michal Sopocko

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

reCognising engineering exCellenCe excellence awards 2014 the excellence awards took place on november 7 in the Four

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

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

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

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

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

harrington architects and Grahams. the winner came from a

differentiated itself from its competition by achieving international

shortlist that included the ballymore eustace water treatment Plant,

recognition for its global talent development, innovation and

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

manufacturing excellence.

and structural safety assessments of garment factory buildings in

through continuing professional development dePuy synthes has

bangladesh.

succeeded in securing jobs and investment in ireland, highlighted most recently by the establishment of the Global operations

roll of honour:

technology development centre.

engineering project of the Year the rosie hackett Bridge, as submitted by Dublin City Council,

innovative student engineer of the year awards

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

the competition for the annual innovative student engineer of the year awards, sponsored by siemens, was held in clyde road on June

Chartered engineer of the Year sponsored by hanley energy

6, 2014.

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

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

leadership on the project ‘exploring new Frontiers in Breast Cancer

level 7 award. the finalists were shortlisted from submissions from

Detection using Microwave imaging’

universities and institutes of technology throughout ireland.

James King from cork institute of technology was announced as the

Local authority initiative sponsored by Groundforce new ross Quayfront redevelopment – wexford County Council

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.

technological innovation sponsored by nSai

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

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

mchale, ruairi mcGee and anthony mannion from the institute of

trinity College Dublin

technology sligo for their project titled, ‘willow harvester Prototype’. the other level 7 finalists were ciarán duffy, david

protecting the Built environment award sponsored by Opw

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

Carlow Main Drainage Scheme by rpS Group Ltd

o’Gorman, cit; and, david coleman, cit.

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engineers Journal

age and Gender Demographics

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

some 61% of sessions/visits are from readers aged 18-34 years – this is a key

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

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

reminder of the benefits of membership.

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

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

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

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

out in their careers are engaging with the digital version.

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

biomedical, technology/software and chemical.

readership Growth readership 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):

n pageviews: 14,705

18-24

27.5

25-34

33.5

35-44

15.5

45-54

12.5

55-64

5.5

65+

5.5

n Sessions: 8,316 n users: 6,850

percentage (%)

some 45.85% of sessions/visits are by female readers – another key demographic with which engineers ireland wants to engage.

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

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

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

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

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

readership rates.

company and cloud-based digital marketing provider.

2014 Meeta awards Overseas readers

Company award result (sponsored by pMi)

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

Company

Category

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

hollister

Overall winner

issue). numbers of overseas visitors to the site jumped from 25% to 35% in the

rottapharm

Management Category winner

last six months of 2014.

BMS – Cruiserath

technology winner

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

allergan

Certificate of excellence

engineers ireland members based abroad, this shows particularly high levels

avt

Certificate of excellence

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

BMS (Swords)

Certificate of excellence

membership growth.

Stryker neurovascular Certificate of excellence

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pension fund and investments, and the chairman, murt coleman, would

Student award result (sponsored by eSS)

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

name

College

result

David pender

Dit

Student winner

Damien Mcauliffe

Cit

Student Certificate

Members:

patrick Murphy

Dit

Student Certificate

Murt Coleman, Chairman regina Moran, president John O’Dea, past president Bill Grimson, vice president

Safety award result (Sponsored by hSa)

Dermot Byrne, vice president

Company

Category

John power, Director General

allergan

Safety winner

John Byrne, Finance Director

Jones engineering

Safety Certificate

Conferring of registered professional titles Finance Committee

the national conferring of registered Professional titles was held in the

the Finance committee meets monthly to examine the income and

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

expenditure of engineers ireland and its adherence to budget, to

successfully achieved the titles of Fellow, chartered engineer, associate

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

engineer or engineering technician were presented with their

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

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

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

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

and the 2015 Professional subscription rates, and submitted each of

branches during 2014, with 80 members being presented with their

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

parchments.

MeMbership stats Grade/title description

roll at 01/01/2014

elected

reinstated

transferred to

transferred from

removed

Deceased

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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

838

109

23

38

105

91

1

811

-27

6192

2164

63

47

884

1052

1

6529

337

343

14

15

0

11

29

0

332

-11

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

4998

188

376

28

463

687

4

4436

-562

22442

2766

922

1667

1667

2817

51

23262

820

affiliate associate engineer

member – ceng standard student technician member – aeng standard

roll at Difference 31/12/2014 at end date

(Further learning to ceng) member (ceng standard up to 1.1.2021) totals:

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engineering tHe Future the steps prograMMe the engineers ireland stePs programme encourages primary

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

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

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

engineering and mathematics (stem) while also promoting

and outreach organisations – along with hundreds of schools. media

engineering as a career choice. stePs works in strategic partnership

coverage extended to local and national newspapers, television, radio

with sFi discover on smart Futures, a collaborative government

and online media.

-industry-education

programme

promoting

stem

careers

to

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

transition Year programme

ireland and supported by science Foundation ireland, the department

in 2012 stePs launched the engineering your Future programme for

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

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

thanks to the dedication and commitment of the 600+ volunteer

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

engineers registered with the programme, stePs facilitated 58,000

engineering disciplines. attending students gain a meaningful, practical

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

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

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

lecturers and graduates, taking part in workshops and meeting

to the stePs programme in 2014.

engineers during industry visits. in 2014, seven third-level institutes hosted 251 students on the engineering your Future programme.

StepS activities and projects the stePs programme runs a number of initiatives year round. in 2014/2015 these activities included:

Career events stePs invites volunteers to participate in career events aimed at second-level students, to talk to students directly about engineering as a

School visits programme the stePs team matches enthusiastic industry volunteers with local schools around the country. volunteer engineers visit primary and

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

post-primary students in their own classroom, showcasing engineering

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

as an exciting and diverse career.

higher Options, Career Options Cork, and Career Options west

For the calendar year 2014, 340 primary school visits and 210 second-level visits took place, for a total of 550 school visits, engaging

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

approximately 16,500 students.

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

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

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

into communicating with a young audience, and share tips on completing a successful school visit. in 2014, 317 engineers attended 18 volunteer workshops nationwide.

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

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

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

resounding success, with 527 events across the country, involving

n a series of career videos promoting the various engineering

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

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

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

activity sheets suitable for use in the classroom by volunteer

exploring the introduction of a crm system to help automate the

engineers

volunteer-matching process.

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

For more information on the STEPS programme,

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

please contact the team on 01 665 1340 or info@steps.ie.

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

Cpd Cpd aCCredited eMployer standard the engineers ireland continuing Professional development (cPd)

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

accredited employer standard allows engineering-led organisations to

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

strategically deploy their learning and development systems and

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

processes to bring about a competitive advantage.

and trainers at our courses and seminars are carefully selected subject

Five new organisations achieved the cPd standard, while 38 organisations

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

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

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

ensures high standards and ongoing added value.

events are linked to the competences required to obtain and maintain

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

chartered engineer status.

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

over 75 companies signed up with the registered training Providers

has become particularly sought after by organisations hoping to increase

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

trade internationally and improve in the competitive tendering process.

further relevant and high-standard learning opportunities offered by

the cPd accredited employer symposium and the cPd employer of the

external providers, which complements the core cPd programme provided

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

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

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

2014, with four iterations of the cPd certificate in Professional

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

engineering, and two groups completing the cPd diplomas in Professional

the continued financial support of the department of education & skills

engineering in 2014 with another group due to complete in 2015. launched

for 2015.

in 2014, the engineers ireland Fast track series for technicians is a cPd

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

technical staff, with apprentice and craftsperson skills, to develop a range

Tel: 01-665 1347, or email: cpdemployers@engineersireland.ie

of non-technical skills which are vital for career advancement. cPd

CpD training

under chairperson and vice President bill Grimson, chartered engineer.

certificate in Professional skills (level 6) that has been designed to allow

training activities were monitored in 2014 by the cPd standing committee 2014 was another busy year for the cPd training team. a total of 137

the cPd training team would like to thank the cPd standing committee,

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

event partners, in-company training providers and our sponsors for their

engaging in structured cPd training through engineers ireland at clyde

continued support. we would like to acknowledge all the delegates who

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

supported our training programmes.

Project management (cPm), university of limerick; the chartered institute of management accountants (cima); the association of consulting

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

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

Tel: 01-665 1327, or email: CPDtraining@engineersireland.ie

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Corporate partners atlantic Bitumen Company Limited

nicholas O'Dwyer international engineers & environmentalists

BaM Contractors

nSai

Byrne Looby partners

O'Connor Sutton Cronin Consultant engineers

Callaghan engineering

Office of public works

Calor teoranta

Oil Field Solutions Limited (OFS)

Celtic anglian water

p.J. Carey (Contractors) Ltd

Clearpower

pfizer ireland pharmaceuticals

Coffey water Crh plc CS Consulting Group Designer Group ervia eSB executive Benefits Ltd Gavin & Doherty Geo Solutions Glennon insurance Brokers & Consultants Griffiths & armour insurance Brokers

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

iarnród Éireann - irish rail

Spectac international Ltd

irish Drilling Ltd

Sustainable energy authority of ireland

Jons Civil engineering Company Ltd

tech Skills resources

Kentz Group

waldron & associates

Killeshal precast Concrete Ltd

wew engineering Ltd

Liffey Developments (Dublin) Ltd

wiC Contracting Ltd

Lotusworks

wills Bros Ltd

MC Building Chemicals Müller & partner

Zenith technology Ltd

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enGineerS ireLanD iS the repreSentative vOiCe OF the enGineerinG prOFeSSiOn On the iSLanD OF ireLanD, repreSentinG 23,000 enGineerS anD enGineerinG StuDentS.

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repreSenting our MeMBerS AdvoCACy report 2014/15 engineers ireland continued to speak on behalf of ireland’s engineering profession at both national and local Government levels throughout 2014 and into 2015. as the representative voice of the engineering profession on the island of ireland, it is our role to collate the expert comment of our members when asked by Government and State agencies to provide expert technical advice on strategic policies.

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

n implement a Sustainability policy and Framework

n prepare and implement a Sustainable energy Strategy

n prepare and implement a Climate Change adaptation and Mitigation Strategy

n adopt a green procurement approach and review our current use of resources

n Contribute to the delivery of the water Framework Directive programmes of measures

n Develop and implement waste and sludge management plans

submission on the draft wssP on behalf of engineers ireland. this was part of the open consultation process held by the new utility. the

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

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

its commitment to meet national targets for energy efficiency set by the

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

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

efficiency in irish water. the division welcomed the commitment by

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

irish water to preparing and implementing a sustainable energy

in protecting and enhancing the environment was approved of, along

strategy.

with supporting the objectives of the national energy efficiency Plan.

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

the division recommended that the formal incorporation of the

of strategies to achieve irish water’s environmental and sustainability

approach promoted by the new irish standard is 399 energy efficient

aims were also welcomed including its pledge to:

design management would enhance the draft water services strategic

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Plan. the group also suggested that among the measures that should

engineers ireland’s position is that the legislation around the

be considered for widespread application is the introduction of

assigned or design certifier should remain unchanged. the

energy-saving technologies such as variable frequency motor drives

individuals who take on these roles are named professionals –

for water pumping.

registered architects, registered surveyors or chartered engineers

Finally, the commitment to promote research and develop proven,

– who are qualified to sign off on building projects, be they one-off

innovative technical solutions to meet standards set by the regulators,

housing, multiple unit developments or commercial buildings.

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

the nature of their registration or chartered engineer status means

appreciated.

that they are competent to do so. similarly, engineers ireland does not support the idea that an

review of the building regulations

“advisory” rather than mandatory compliance with the standards for

engineers ireland was, like other stakeholders in the building sector,

self-build properties should be introduced.

a significant contributor to the revision of the building control

in relative terms the costs associated with having an assigned

(amendment) regulations, which were signed into law in 2013. the

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

aim of the new regulations is to tighten up construction standards

commercial development compared to a once-off house or extension

to avoid a repeat of poor quality building control.

to a house.

engineers ireland supports any review of the system and a

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

representative attended meetings in april of this year at the

relaxed, the argument for applying it to other construction projects

department of environment, community and local Government to

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

ensure that the view of the engineering profession is heard.

that cyclists can run a red light but motorists are required to stop.

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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.

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

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

and identify a realistic number of gateways for further development.

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

was published and distributed widely to the media and other

infrastructure projects such as the dart connolly – heuston

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

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

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

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

6. draft a defined strategy centred around protecting and

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

futureproofing the capacity of strategic infrastructure assets such

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

as the m50 and the national rail network, including implementation,

level.

or at least planning for electrification.

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

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

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.

submissions on defining the strategic direction, high level goals and

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

work programmes under consideration in the revision of the

road network infrastructure by heavy goods vehicles as a means of

department’s statement of strategy.

underpinning public transport, cyclist, and pedestrian proposals.

an abridged version of the recommendations is below:

national hazardous waste Management plan

1. continue to commit the necessary resources to operating and

in June 2014 the compendium of Public consultation submissions and

maintaining the national road network asset and the necessary

responses was published. engineers ireland had previously made a

investment to maximise the life cycle of the asset.

submission to the ePa in december 2013 based on the

2. continue to commit the necessary resources to operating and

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

maintaining the national railway network asset, including the

the plan has subsequently been amended to include the engineers

necessary investment to maximise the life cycle of the asset and

ireland comments including providing funding for third-level institutes

rolling stock.

to develop waste management modules.

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tHe iriSH ACAdeMy oF engineering the irish aCadeMy of engineering

Cigré

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

Chairman: Ms Marie hayden, eirGrid Secretary: Mr robert Donaghy, eSBi

evidence-based advice to Government on important issues, usually in the form of reports, and to promote research and facilitate

irish national Committee officers:

industry/academy collaboration. membership is by invitation from

Mr robbie aherne, eirGrid (representing engineers ireland); Mr hugh

nominees who have made a notable contribution at national level

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

during their careers.

alstom; Mr Cathal Lally, eSBi; Mr Mick Mackey, eSBi; Mr Sean McGuinness, epri; Mr Mark needham, eirGrid (representing iet); Mr Michael power,

executive Committee 2014/2015

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

president

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

don moore, Chartered Engineer

is an international, non-profit association for promoting collaboration with experts from all around the world by sharing knowledge and joining forces

immediate past president

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

Jonathan hegan, MBE Chartered Engineer

has 150 members from across the electricity industry in ireland and

Second past president

technical activities. ciGrÉ ireland has representatives on 14 of them. the

dr anthony (tony) d. barry, Chartered Engineer

study committees and irish representatives are summarised in the

northern ireland. ciGrÉ has 16 study committees covering a wide range of

following table: president elect

sC study Committee title

John mcGowan, Chartered Engineer

a1 rotating electrical Machines

irish representative John Doyle, eSBi

a2 transformers hon. treasurer Pat lynch, Chartered Engineer

Greg hanna, eSBi

a3 high voltage equipment

robert Le roux, eSBi

B1 insulated Cables

robert Donaghy, eSBi

B2 Overhead Lines hon. Secretary

B3 Substations

michael higgins, Chartered Engineer

B4 hvDC and power electronics

tim Condon, eSBi Colm twomey, eSBi John egan, eirGrid

B5 protection and automation Members

C1 System Development and economics

Prof. adrian long, Chartered Engineer

C2 System Operation and Control

michael hayden, Chartered Engineer

C4 System technical performance

martin cronin, Chartered Engineer

C5 electricity Markets and regulation

Diarmuid McDonnell, eSBi Louis Fisher, eSBi Yvonne Coughlan, eirGrid william phang, eSBi Marie therese Campbell, SOni

C6 Distribution Systems and Dispersed Generation the registered office is:

D2 information Systems and telecommunications

anthony hearne, eSB noel rushe, eSB

22 clyde road ballsbridge

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

dublin 4

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

t: 01 665 1337

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

e: academy@engineersireland.ie

the 27th and 28th of may this year and will examine hdvc systems and market integration. a full list of upcoming ciGrÉ events can be found at http://www.cigre.org/events. ciGrÉ ireland recently launched its own new website at http://cigreireland.ie/. Further information on the irish involvement in ciGrÉ can be obtained from the inc secretary robert donaghy at robert.donaghy@esbi.ie.

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internAtionAl wAter ASSoCiAtion the iwa is a global network of water professionals concerned about the

bringing together services previously provided by 31 local authorities.

future of water. the iwa pioneers science and furthers technological

ireland continues work to implement the eu Floods directive and also,

innovation to deliver equitable and sustainable water solutions. ireland is

through the work on the eu Flood resilient cities project, the committee

a member of the iwa Governing assembly.

is adding to a new climate adaptation policy at european union level. at international level, the most relevant focus for the iwa for the future is

the iwa ireland national Committee is:

water, climate and energy, and also basins of the future. ireland is still on

tom Leahy – Chairman

the shortlist to bid to host future conferences on one or two of these

Jerry Grant

themes. in terms of the implementation of the eu water Framework

ray earle

directive, the iwa irish committee members are active in implementing

developments in 2014 include major reform of the irish water sector, with

interested in the bottom-up approach being implemented by ireland.

this directive, and the international iwa organisation is particularly the creation of irish water, a new national utility focussing on increasing the level of investment in water services and providing a single platform

For further details visit iwahq.org or email tleahy@water.ie

our regionAl BrAnCHeS, engineering diviSionS And SoCietieS engineers ireland is built on a network of regional branches, engineering

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

divisions and societies that facilitate knowledge sharing among the

our sectors. in their membership profile (accessible via the

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

website) members can affiliate to any number of groups according

our 12 regional branches provide a local focus for engineers ireland in a

to their particular needs and interests, and sign up for email alerts

number of geographic locations providing support for members in the

from any regional branch, engineering division or society in which

area – technical lectures providing cPd opportunities, networking

they have an interest.

opportunities, social events and volunteer opportunities – all supporting

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

the development of the professional engineer and bridging

society, or the geographic distribution of its members, their

communication between engineers ireland and the region.

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

our 11 engineering divisions foster and co-ordinate activities of a technical

voluntary basis, work with the engineers ireland teams to advance

nature with the aim of promoting the technical engineering competence of

the continuous professional development of our members.

the membership. our eight societies operate as a subsidiary to the

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

engineering divisions, catering for the various specialist areas within

keen interest in the objectives of engineers ireland and the

engineering and delivering a specific programme of professional activities.

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

the regional branches, engineering divisions and societies offer

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

members:

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

n networking opportunities with other engineering professionals n free lectures and seminars n webinars and publications n CpD training events

n an online library of technical resources

n interactive online discussion forums and blogs n industry interviews

n links to relevant websites n e-newsletters

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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 sectorsupport@engineersireland.ie Further information on our regional branches, engineering divisions and societies is available on our website, http://www.engineersireland.ie/groups/

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ContACtS regional branChes

an ríocht (the kerry region) ed harty chartered engineer tel: 066 7131124 mob: 087 2417515 email: eharty@dairymaster.ie

Cork aidan cronin chartered engineer mob: 086 4147817 email: aidan.cronin@kce.ie

soCieties

south east

Computing

an roth

dr Ken thomas chartered engineer email: kthomas@wit.ie

tony o’donnell chartered engineer mob: 087 3744176 email: tony.odonnell@gmail.com

Fionn Ó muircheartaigh tel: 087 7004756 email: fmurtagh@gmail.com

thomond sean lenihan chartered engineer tel: 065 6866125 mob: 087 2352105 email: slenihan@clarecoco.ie

west donegal stephen Flynn chartered engineer mob: 087 6754285 email: stephen.flynn@donegalcoco.ie

cian mcGuinness chartered engineer tel: 091 400200 mob: 086 8544091 email: cian.mcguinness@rpsgroup.com

gb region

electrical and electronic Greg hanna chartered engineer tel: 01 7037040 mob: 087 6624592 email: greg.hanna@esbi.ie

energy-environment donal Kissane chartered engineer tel: 021 4534000 email: dkissane@bge.ie

oisín Gibson chartered engineer tel: 0044 757 8866239 email: oisingibson@murphygroup.co.uk

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dan Fitzgerald chartered engineer mob: 087 260747 email: danfitzgerald@dublincity.ie

michael connolly chartered engineer Ph: 044 9332063 mob: 087 6174185 email: mconnolly@westmeathcoco.ie

north east charlie mccarthy tel: 046 9240965 mob: 087 8337211 email: charliemc60@hotmail.com

north west John casserly chartered engineer tel: 071 9155217 mob: 086 8200030 email: casserly.john@itsligo.ie

northern Johnston bell chartered engineer tel: 0044 28 86765228 mob: 0044 77 36446344 email: northernregion@enginee rsireland.ie

william curran chartered engineer tel: 01 4536700 email: will.d.curran@diageo.com

biomedical suzanne o’rourke tel: 052 6181494 mob: 087 2897043 email: suzanne.orourke@mainst ay-medical.com

Chemical and process tom scanlon chartered engineer mob: 087 2399060 email: tom.scanlan.ext@ipsen.com

Civil John mccarthy chartered engineer tel: 01 6041368 mob: 087 9832052 email: johnmccarthy@dttas.ie

local government vicki chadwick chartered engineer tel: 042 9324139 mob: 086 8243475 email: vicki.chadwick@louthcoco.ie

Mechanical and manufacturing Paul dillon tel: 01 4042895 mob: 086 8963973 email: paul.dillon@ittdublin.ie

structures and Construction dr alan o’connor chartered engineer tel: 01 8961822 mob: 087 2848935 email: oconnoaj@tcd.ie

geotechnical Fintan buggy chartered engineer tel: 01 2940800 mob: 087 9212830 email: fbuggy@rod.ie

heritage dr ron cox chartered engineer tel: 01 8962544 mob: 086 8393297 email: rcox@tcd.ie

Meeta John coleman tel: 061 604238 mob: 086 3545612 email: johnpatcoleman@eircom.net

project management conall Finn chartered engineer mob: 083 4460100 email: conallfinn@gmail.com

roads and transportation donal minnock chartered engineer tel: 01 6602511 mob: 086 3808714 email: dminnock@nra.ie

water and environmental eoin cullinane tel: 01 2940800 mob: 086 1958923 email: ecullinane@rod.ie

young engineers robert dowdall mob: 085 1460777 email: robert.dowdall1@gmail.com

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