Engineering Technology Changing Our World

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Engineers Ireland Annual Report 2005-2006

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4Showing Leadership President’s Report on behalf of Council Director General’s Report President Elect Vice President Our Elected Representatives Submissions to Government Engineering Highlights 2005 to 2006 The Secretariat Team

30 FinancialReport 2005 Statement of Council’s Responsibilities Report of the Independent Auditors Notes to the Financial Statements

44Membership Membership Developments Membership Services Reaching Out Social & Networking Recognition of Members Achievements Finance Committee Maintaining Standards

60EngineeringtheFuture Promoting Engineering as a Career Industry Links CPD Accreditation CPD Training Corporate Affiliate Membership

70Representingour Members Irish Academy of Engineering Construction Industry Council Construction Safety Regulations Forum for the Construction Industry International Agreements FEANI-EU CLAIU-EU CIGRÉ CIGR International Water Association

76OurDivisions, Societies & Regions Division & Society Reports Regional Reports

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The future is already here. Many of the technologies that will change the topography of both the business landscape - and indeed society itself - are available today but on a limited scale. Biometric technologies such as retina scans, fingerprint scans and voiceprints are currently used to ensure that information technology systems remain secure. Biometric technology holds massive potential for future development with governments and businesses around the world now trialling these technologies in the hope of improving the security and convenience of identifying and authenticating individuals.

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President’sReportonbehalfofCouncilYear2005-2006The past year has been one of success and achievement for our representative body. The roll-out of the plan ‘Promoting the Profession’ began in earnest in September 2005 when each Region was visited and briefed on the plan by members of the secretariat, and the Divisions and Societies were briefed together in the new education centre. The feedback gained at each presentation was fed back into the plan with exciting results.One of the most high profile activities was the launch of Engineers Ireland, replacing ‘IEI’ as our operating name. Engineers Ireland has been a great success to date – the emphasis is now on the word ‘engineers’ and the media, young people and members of the public who are not familiar with the organisation are finding the new operating name much easier to understand and use. Our new corporate identity has brought with it a renewed energy and created new initiatives to promote the engineering profession. Just why it is so important that we enthuse and motivate young people to become engineers was highlighted by the report Engineering a Knowledge Ireland 2020 which was published in October 2005.The report sets out a vision of how the island of Ireland can become one of the top economies globally. Engineers have been central to the development of the high technology sectors, such as pharmaceutical and biomedical engineering, IT and the construction sector. These sectors have been at the core of Ireland’s economic success in recent years. Over the last decade the number of engineers on the island has more than doubled, and the number of computer staff has increased fourfold. At present third level institutions on the island are producing 5,100 engineering graduates and 2,500 IT graduates each year – not enough to even meet current demand. The report estimates that 14,000 engineering and �,900 IT graduates per annum are

required for the island of Ireland to become a top 5 economy by 2020. The report states that the island of Ireland requires an increase in supply from now to 2020 of:• Engineering professionals and technicians by 7% per annum • IT professionals and technicians by �% per annum• Engineering and IT PhDs by 1�% per annumTo achieve this increase in the supply of engineers we need a much more intensive promotion of engineering and science as career options. In addition to the tremendous work being done by the STEPS to engineering team and the many volunteer engineers who participate in the programme, every member has a role to play in raising the profile of the engineering profession.In 200� a new Corporate Plan for Engineers Ireland will be developed. The plan envisages the enhancement of the standing of the engineer in society, increasing the number of engineers to meet the demand for growth on the island, increasing the membership of Engineers Ireland and registration of engineers. Recently two of the most discussed topics among members were the two R’s, namely relevance and registration. Taking this feedback into consideration, the new corporate plan will concentrate on ensuring the broadest representation of our members’ interests in all the Regions, Divisions and Societies as well as pursuing the registration of engineers, particularly where public health and safety is concerned. In the last year we opened the magnificent new education centre at our headquarters, making it among the finest head offices of any professional body. Changes were also introduced to the format of our Annual Conference making it more relevant to greater numbers of

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members. Through meetings organised between the Officers of Engineers Ireland and Government, public servants, businesses and other professions, we made the most of every opportunity to persuade leaders in these areas that the engineering profession has a positive impact on society.During the year we continued to make submissions to Government on many issues of concern to engineers and society and details of these are listed later in this Annual Report.The theme of my Presidential address was that the role of the engineering profession in the Irish economy and society is not fully acknowledged. The promotion of the engineering profession was my primary aim for my term as President with the objective being to raise the awareness and the profile of engineering in Ireland and by so doing, to attract more and better students into engineering; to increase the number of women in the profession and their participation in its activities. In my Address I outlined what I believe are the three most pressing challenges facing us: ensuring sustainable development, redressing the infrastructure deficit in this country and putting an end to cost over-runs of major infrastructural investments.The membership of Engineers Ireland is composed of many fine managers in diverse sectors of the economy and society. Hundreds of the leading managers in the largest businesses in Ireland are engineers - the owners of many small businesses, the top and indeed middle management of many areas of the public sector etc. We need to drive home the point that engineers have the advantage of a long-term perspective, both from their technical background and from their lower emphasis on immediate financial returns. Firms directed by managers with engineering backgrounds can have a more strategic approach to development. I have greatly enjoyed my year as President of Engineers Ireland. Meeting you, the members, at events and functions all over Ireland and at Council and Executive meetings increased my awareness of the diversity of our organisation and confirmed my view that we as engineers play a huge part in creating a better future. As we build on the success already achieved, we are fortunate to have such high calibre people in the various offices of our representative body. I have had great support from Vice Presidents John McGowan and Jack Golden, Past President Paddy Caffrey, and all the members of our Executive and Council.The Secretariat, led by our Director General, Kevin Kernan has greatly impressed me, and their enthusiasm for the challenge of promoting engineering is most encouraging.I believe that we have a great core of enthusiastic people at the centre of Engineers Ireland who will assist the member committees in the Regions, Divisions and Societies in their continuing expansion and development. I travelled to all of the Regions and met with a great number of members all over Ireland and was taken aback at the level of activity around the country

within Engineers Ireland. While all Regions are very active and this was vastly apparent, some are more successful in the events they are holding than others. We are taking steps to assist all areas in hosting relevant and interesting events, from continuing professional development, to seminars on areas of engineering that can inform both those in and outside a particular discipline. In some cases we have succeeded in attracting the general public and this is important, especially with secondary school children and teachers, if we are to bring new blood into the profession. One area of particular interest to me is the environment. The issue of “sustainability” in economic development is not an academic question. Only five or ten years ago, it was thought that many environmental issues were overplayed. From many years working in this field, I believe it is an issue which society ignores at its own peril. Every member of Engineers Ireland must take the issue of the environment more seriously, and by doing so we can make a significant contribution to the provision of viable responses to the challenges society faces in this area. It is a subject about which young people are very concerned and if they see Engineers Ireland taking the lead on environmental issues, by promoting greater awareness, drawing on professional expertise to inform and influence, and promoting sustainable development, then many of them are sure to view the profession in a more positive light.Engineers have traditionally dominated the construction and manufacturing industries. Equally, we are involved in the new areas of software, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, communications engineering and other emerging services sectors. What has particularly impressed me is the number - 70% of our members - working in the services sector. “Celebrating the Diversity and Achievement of Irish Engineers” was the title for my address as President because I believe the engineering profession has a lot to be proud of. Since the earliest days of industry, Irish engineers have been leading the way through their innovation and sheer determination to bring good ideas to fruition, to contribute to society and to our development. The past year has been one of singular achievement by your own professional body and you have a lot to be proud of, especially those of you who played an active part in Engineers Ireland last year. For those less involved, why not make the next twelve months the first year of your more active engagement with Engineers Ireland’s activities?

Anne Butler

Chartered Engineer

President 2005-2006

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The past year has been highly significant for Engineers Ireland on a number of fronts. Our Corporate Plan 200�-200� is nearing its end, with virtually full completion of all the actions outlined, and the formulation of the Corporate Plan 200�-2009 is close to completion. Following the excellent work carried out by our Marketing Task Force, the first elements of our “Promoting the Profession” initiative were delivered. The various initiatives are designed to present engineering in a positive manner, emphasising the fact that engineers create the future.

Engineers IrelandThe Institution’s new operating name, Engineers Ireland, was launched in October 2005 by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Micheal Martin TD. This vibrant, new brand replaces ‘IEI’ as the everyday version of our full legal title The Institution of Engineers of Ireland. In preparation for the launch, we reviewed our portfolio of communications material and redesigned our website. The result is a strong, consistent corporate identity, which was rolled out to each of our Regions, Divisions and Societies.

STEPS to engineeringCritical to our efforts in promoting engineering as a career is our STEPS to engineering programme, which also underwent major review during the year. In keeping with ensuring a focus on engineering, the programme has been re-branded from ‘STEPS’ to “STEPS to engineering”, and additional funding was obtained for 200� as part of the closer integration with the national Discover Science & Engineering programme. This additional funding will allow us to extend current activities such as our K’NEX challenge and the Magical Science & Engineering Show for primary schools, along with piloting a range of new activities for post-primary students.

Development of Clyde RoadThe building programme in Clyde Road was completed on schedule and the new facilities were opened on 1�th October 2005 by Micheal Martin, TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment. With our new lecture theatre and additional meeting rooms, the facilities for our members have improved

significantly, including free wireless internet access throughout the public areas. With new office space provided as part of the development, we availed of the opportunity to discontinue our lease arrangement at 2� Clyde Road.

Knowledge Island Report 2020October also saw the publication of a report of major significance for the profession. Engineering a Knowledge Island 2020 was published jointly by Engineers Ireland and the Irish Academy of Engineering, with support funding provided by InterTrade Ireland. The report documents the pivotal role that engineers have played in Ireland’s recent economic success. Compiled by a Task Force, chaired by Past President Liam Connellan, the report presents a blueprint of how Ireland and Northern Ireland can join the league of the top five richest economies in the world by 2020, in terms of income per capita. For each 1% economic growth during the decade, the number of engineers grew by about 1.25%. The research shows that if we are to become one of the world’s top five economies, this relationship needs to continue, requiring robust growth in the number of engineers and IT workers over the next fifteen years.

FinancesThe financial results for 2005 were in line with budget, with our operating surplus of e20�,�� slightly ahead of our budgeted surplus for the year.

Liaison with GovernmentThe past year has been extremely busy in terms of new legislation and our interfacing with government. Extensive consultation continued with the Health & Safety Authority on the construction regulations and guidelines associated with the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005. Submissions were made on the Building Control Bill published in December 2005. The radical changes to public sector construction contracts have also required tremendous input from many of our members, to try to ensure a workable series of contracts. In addition to direct engagement with Government Ministers and relevant Government departments, we also commenced a series of briefing sessions for opposition parties.

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CPDThe CPD Accreditation Scheme for employers reached a new landmark with �0 of Ireland’s leading lifelong learning organisations having earned the right to use the distinctive “CPD Accredited Company” logo by the end of 2005. Such is the demand from “preferred employers” in the engineering sector to have their staff development practices aligned with international best practice that the number of accredited organisations by March 200� has already hit the �� mark with an additional 19� having signed the protocol and working toward accreditation. Reflecting the rate of technical change in all sectors of engineering, organisations involved span both the private and the public sector, ranging from hi-tech information communications technology (ICT) to manufacturing with increasing numbers of local authorities and pharmaceutical firms becoming active. During 2005 a total of 9� training courses, seminars and Techie Brekkies were organised by the Engineers Ireland CPD Training Team. �,050 delegates attended these events - an increase of �2% over 2004. This was an excellent achievement considering the need to use external facilities until October when the new Education Centre opened in Clyde Road.

International Recognition for Irish Engineering EducationThe calibre of Ireland’s engineering education and the international recognition of Engineers Ireland’s accreditation processes

received a major boost with the extension of our membership of the Washington Accord for a further six years. An international review team carried out a detailed peer review of our accreditation processes during the year, resulting in a positive endorsement of our approach to accrediting engineering education in Ireland. I am particularly grateful to those members who gave of their time voluntarily in our Regions, Divisions and Societies, and on our various Boards, Committees and Task Forces. Engineers Ireland relies on the participation and enthusiasm of all members and I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge their valuable contribution to the engineering profession. I would like to thank our President Anne Butler, for her ongoing support and leadership during the year, along with that of the Officers, Executive and Council. Finally, I would like to thank the staff of Engineers Ireland for their dedication and hard work during the year, despite the inconvenience caused by the building work in Clyde Road.

Kevin Kernan

Chartered Engineer

Director General

ChangesinmembershipJanuary–December2005CEng FIEI CEng MIEI MIEI AEngAMIEI AMIEI Eng Tech Tech IEI Student Hon FIEI Comp Total

Roll at 31 Dec 04 1,300 4,015 8,148 158 2,284 13 892 5,343 31 15 22,199

Elections 3 34 387 5 72 3 18 1,143 0 0 1,665

Reinstated 21 67 308 2 93 0 39 94 0 0 624

Transfers to 21 234 706 8 93 3 4 0 0 0 1,069

Transfers from 0 21 227 4 26 2 18 772 0 0 1,070

Removals 13 136 1067 7 387 0 125 1,103 0 0 2,838

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John McGowan received his BE in Civil Engineering from NUI, Galway in 1970 and his Masters degree in Structural Engineering from TCD in 1974. He is currently a Vice President, Technology & Manufacturing Group, and Director, Corporate Services for Intel Corporation worldwide. He is jointly responsible for facilities management, utility supply, manufacturing support, safety, security, real estate and construction services for all Intel operations across the globe, administering an annual expense budget of $2 billion, and an annual capital spend of $1 billion. John joined Intel in 199� as projects group manager. He took over as General Site Services Manager the following year. In 1997 he spent eighteen months in the United States gaining an in-depth understanding of Intel’s integrated circuit manufacturing, lithography processes, and yield management systems. He was appointed General Manager of Intel Ireland in 1999, a position he held until taking up his latest appointment. Prior to Intel, John

was a director of Jacobs International. His final project for that firm was the design and construction of Intel’s Fab 10 facility in Leixlip. John is a fellow of Engineers Ireland and a member of the Institute of Directors. The Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland honoured him with the Engineer of the Year Award in 2000. He was awarded the NUIG 200� NTL Award for Engineering, IT and Mathematics.He has been very active in his support of Engineers Ireland over many years, strongly promoting the role of the engineer and the title Chartered Engineer in Irish industry and in particular in the Intel corporation. He has delivered a number of lectures to Engineers Ireland, including speaking at our 1999 Annual Conference in the North East Region. John ensured that Intel became one of the first companies to be accredited for CPD and initiated Intel’s ongoing support as a main industry sponsor for the STEPS Promoting Engineering as a Career Programme.

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Jack Golden qualified with an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering in 197� and subsequently completed his MEngSc in Metallurgy at University College Dublin.During his career, Jack has lived in the USA, Germany and France as well as in Ireland. In his early career, he worked as a process engineer in the metal industry and as a manufacturing engineer and production manager with Braun Ireland before being transferred to Germany for two years to lead a significant product development project. He has held senior roles in a wide range of industries with international companies.More recently, Jack spent a number of years in the automotive sector with Continental AG, the world’s 4th largest tyre manufacturer where he was Managing Director of Semperit Ireland Ltd. and subsequently of Continental Pneus SNC in France. He returned to Ireland in 1999 as Human Resources Director of CRH plc. In this role, his primary focus is on supporting the group’s continued performance and growth

while developing its next generation of leaders. CRH is one of the world’s top 5 building materials companies with sales of almost €14.5bn in 2005 and employs over �7,000 people in 25 countries, mainly in Europe and North America. In addition to his long-standing membership of Engineers Ireland, Jack has had a close association with the German-Irish Chamber of Industry & Commerce and completed a three-year term as President in 2004. He has scaled back his involvement in external bodies in the last couple of years but continues to represent CRH on the council of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and represents Engineers Ireland as a member of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs.The other members of the Golden household are his wife Linda, who teaches English at St Kilian’s German school in Dublin and three sons Aidan, Darragh and Colm.Jack speaks German and French fluently and enjoys travelling, hill-walking and playing some golf in his spare time.

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Council 2005-2006

Mary Bowe Chartered Engineer

Tony Buckley Chartered Engineer

James Caffrey Chartered Engineer

Brian Campbell Chartered Engineer

John Carley Chartered Engineer

Tommy Carroll Chartered Engineer

John Connolly Chartered Engineer

John Daly

Brian Downes Chartered Engineer

Gerry Duggan

Joseph Fitzpatrick Chartered Engineer

Dr Brian Glennon Chartered Engineer

Ciara Halloran Chartered Engineer

Kieran Horgan Chartered Engineer

Brian Kavanagh Chartered Engineer

Dr Denis Kelliher Chartered Engineer

Seamus Kerr

Orla Lonergan Chartered Engineer

John McGivney

Brendan Mulligan Chartered Engineer

Gavin Murphy Chartered Engineer

Máire Ní Chionna Chartered Engineer

Prof Eugene O’Brien Chartered Engineer

Aidan O’Connell Chartered Engineer

Michael O’Driscoll Chartered Engineer

Dr Dermot O’Dwyer Chartered Engineer

Damien Owens Chartered Engineer

Brian Power Chartered Engineer

Dr Richard Reilly

Dr James Robinson Chartered Engineer

Clodagh Ryan Chartered Engineer

John Sheils

John Sheppard

Paddy Shine

Kevin Teague Chartered Engineer

Anne Trotter Chartered Engineer

John Vickery Chartered Engineer

Executive 2005-2006

Brian Kavanagh Chartered Engineer

Domhnall Blair Chartered Engineer

Mary Bowe Chartered Engineer

John Daly

Kieran Horgan Chartered Engineer

Orla Lonergan Chartered Engineer

John McGivney

Prof Eugene O’Brien Chartered Engineer

Damien Owens Chartered Engineer

Brian Power Chartered Engineer

Dr James Robinson Chartered Engineer

Officers:

President

Anne Butler Chartered EngineerVice Presidents

John McGowan Chartered Engineer

Jack Golden Chartered EngineerPast President

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SubmissionstoGovernmentOver the past 12 months, Engineers Ireland has made a number of important submissions to Government. The key comments and recommendations from each of these reports are summarised here. Copies of the full submissions may be downloaded from www.engineersireland.ie

Review of the Electricity Sector in IrelandSubmitted: July 2005 In our submission to the Minister of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources Noel Dempsey TD, Engineers Ireland outlined our belief that it is important that any review of the electricity market should focus on consumer issues rather than competition or market structures for their own sake. The rationale for regulation, forced competition and subsidies will not be evident unless clearly linked to consumer benefits and economic development. Considerable progress has been made in developing the legislative framework and systems to enable all customers to choose their electricity supplier. However, there is as yet little evidence of effective competition in the marketplace. Also, the expectation that a competitive market would, of itself, trigger the required investment in generation capacity has not proven correct due to the combination of: -

• A relatively small market• The economies of scale of new power plant• Uncertainty over future policy and regulationFrom a consumer perspective, there are three main issues of concern that must be balanced in relation to the electricity market: -

• Security of supply and the stability of the generation & transmission system

• Economics of electricity supply for the consumer - value for money

• Sustainability/environmental considerationsThe cost of electricity has risen significantly in recent years, mainly as a result of Ireland’s high dependency on imported fossil fuels and the much needed investment made in renewing and extending the electrical transmission and distribution systems in recent years. This significant capital investment follows a period of under-investment in the electricity network in the 19�0’s and 1990’s, coupled with uniquely high growth in electricity demand. This investment has been essential in ensuring a secure and stable supply, and facilitating economic growth. Similarly, further substantial investment in the network will be required to accommodate the ongoing construction boom and predicted economic growth. On the environmental front, significant alternative energy potential (e.g. wind, biomass, wave) is available on the island. A detailed assessment of Ireland’s Kyoto commitment and the role of renewables in reaching this commitment must be conducted, with particular reference to the security of supply and cost competitiveness issues. Organisational solutions will need to be developed that permit proper evaluation and introduction of new generation energy sources including renewables and interconnectors for strategic reasons, e.g.

• UK interconnector (uneconomic in commercial terms)• Evaluation of nuclear energy• Biomass substitutes for fossil fuelsThe numbers of students now opting to study electrical engineering is of major concern, and is already having an adverse effect on the availability of technical resources for the electricity sector. With the number of students in electrical engineering continuing to drop, this situation will worsen in the short-term, and may become a barrier to further development of the sector. For those resources already employed in the electricity sector, lifelong learning will become even more important, given the technical, commercial and environmental challenges ahead. Many of the major employers in the electricity sector are already fully committed to continuing professional development. Sustained commitment to CPD from these organisations and a similar commitment from other employers in the sector is essential. Finally, a review of the electricity sector must ensure that there is clearer definition of the key roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders in the electricity sector (Government Departments, regulator(s), generation utilities, network owner /operators etc.), accompanied by the associated legislation and regulatory procedures.

Engineering a Knowledge Island 2020 Submitted: October 2005This major report was published jointly by Engineers Ireland and The Irish Academy of Engineering, with support funding provided by InterTradeIreland. For the first time, the pivotal role played by engineers in Ireland’s recent economic success was recognised. The report was compiled by a Task Force chaired by one of Engineers Ireland’s past presidents Liam Connellan. It presents a blueprint of how Ireland and Northern Ireland can join the league of the top five richest economies in the world by 2020, in terms of income per capita. For each 1% economic growth during the past decade, the number of engineers grew by about 1.25%. If we are to grow to become one of the world’s top five economies, then the research shows that this relationship needs to continue, requiring robust growth in the number of engineers and IT workers over the next fifteen years. The report’s main recommendations were: -

• Adopt target for island of Ireland to be in Top 5 world economies (income per head) by 2020

• Robust increase in the supply of qualified engineers (7 per cent), IT staff (� per cent) and PhD’s (1� per cent)

per annum• Develop world class centres of research linked to engineering and IT schools

• Promote engineering and science career options much more intensively

• Make greater efforts to attract women into engineering, targeting 50:50 gender distribution

• Provide more substantial resources to increase graduate, and research output from higher educational institutions

• Expand programmes supporting linkages between

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industry and third level institutions• Implement more programmes for CPD and for obtaining higher level qualifications while remaining at work

• Publish annual information on the number of computer engineering / science graduates

• Support more complementarity between engineering and science studies

• Attract and integrate engineering and IT professionals from abroad

• Gather information on the engineering and IT qualifications of immigrants when they register with

the social welfare systems on the island

Task Force MembersLiam Connellan, Mohamed Al-Rubeai, Prof Eric Beatty OBE, David Croughan, Prof Padraig Cunningham, Dr Peter Fitzgerald, Una Halligan, Prof Bernie Hannigan, Kevin Kernan, Prof John McCanny, Dr Daniel McCaughan, Dr Eileen McGloin, Robert Nolan, Declan Ryan, Josh WaldenFacilitator – Finbar McDonnell, Hibernian Consulting

Budget 2006Date submitted: November 2005In advance of Budget 200�, Engineers Ireland made a submission to the Minster for Finance Brian Cowan TD. Our submission recommended that the budget be supportive of the broad spectrum of the engineering industry and the engineering

profession on which Ireland’s current and future economic success depends. Four key areas were commented on: -

BuildingWorld-ClassEngineeringCompetence• Fund full implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Task Force on the Physical Sciences.

• Double the annual budget to the Government’s Discover Science and Engineering Programme from €2m to €4m per annum, with a particular focus on the promotion of engineering as a career.

• Provide adequate resources to increase engineering graduate and research output from higher educational

institutions, in line with the recommendations of the “Engineering a Knowledge Island 2020” report.

• Many of the engineering facilities in the country are outdated and need urgent upgrading.

• Support �rd level colleges in the development of world class five-year, two-cycle engineering Masters Degree Programmes (see Engineers Ireland’s policy paper “A New Structure for Engineering Education in Ireland – Implementation of the Bologna Declaration”).

Infrastructure• The proposed Strategic Infrastructure Bill should be implemented as a matter of urgency. In addition, a specialist division of the High Court should be established

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to deal with legal challenges to infrastructure projects, with mandatory timescales for decisions. This division must be well resourced, both legally and technically, to ensure that essential development is not unduly obstructed through the courts.

• Increase investment in infrastructure, especially roads, public transport, waste management and water supply to 5.5% of GDP. Where public funding is not available,

consideration should be given to increased borrowing, charges, taxation, development levies, use of the National Pension Fund assets and Public Private Partnerships.

• Ensure timely delivery and value for money to the taxpayer by implementing the recommendations in our June 200� submission to the Minister for the Environment & Local Government on “Project Cost Estimation & Control”.

PublicSectorConstructionContracts• Ensure greater cost certainty and value for money on public-funded construction projects through the updating

of existing forms of contract, rather than through the introduction of untried and untested new forms of contract.

SupportingtheDevelopingWorld• Commit fully to the targets and timeframe announced by An Taoiseach, to ensure that Ireland’s commitment to

the UN ODA target of 0.7% is achieved by no later than 2012. Set specific targets also for 200�, 200�, 2009, 2011 and

report annually on actual expenditure and progress against target.

Establishment of the Dublin Transport AuthoritySubmitted: February 2006Engineers Ireland welcomed the establishment of the Dublin Transport Authority (DTA) in February 200� and is committed to supporting it in achieving a shared vision for the region.The planning, building and operation of an integrated transport system for the Greater Dublin Area is a complex challenge encompassing engineering, town planning, economic, financial, social, environmental and political aspects. Currently, a wide range of bodies are involved in transport planning, modelling, procurement and provision. Aside from the relevant government ministers, it is difficult to identify who has the overall authority and responsibility for addressing transportation and infrastructure provision for the Greater Dublin Area. This highlights the need for an overarching authority to develop the vision, and manage and coordinate an integrated approach to transport management and regulation in the area. Currently, with each individual body focusing on its area of responsibility, there is a genuine concern in relation to the overall coordination and integration of initiatives.

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Our submission outlined some of the considerations related to the establishment and operation of the DTA, summarised as follows: -

• The independence and accountability of the DTA must be enshrined in legislation.

• The DTA must have the power to set transport policy for the region and the ability to control its implementation.

• If the DTA is to be effective, it must have access to funding and technical and commercial expertise.

• The powers of the DTA must include the control of land-use planning.

• The DTA must ensure that sustainability principles are considered in the evaluation, communication, delivery and operation of all transport projects under its remit.

Task Force MembersJack Golden, John Daly, Eugene O’Brien, Prof Philip O’Kane, Will Horgan, Joe Seymour, Eoghan Madden, Paul Coughlan, Kevin Kernan.

Building Control BillSubmitted: January 2006Following publication of the Building Control Bill in December 2005, Engineers Ireland made a submission to the Department

of Environment, Heritage & Local Government, reflecting our concerns relating to the use of the term “registered professional” in the Bill.One important aspect of the Bill is the proposal to establish statutory registers in respect of persons using the professional titles ‘Architect’, ‘Quantity Surveyor’ or ‘Building Surveyor’. This proposal comes directly from the Construction Industry Strategic Review Group’s recommendations in 1997. The relevant recommendations were that the titles ‘Architect’ and ‘Quantity Surveyor’ should be protected by legislation and registers should be established to protect the titles and ‘…should establish proposals for a uniform, fair, open and clear set of procedures based on the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland (Charter Amendment) Act 19�9…’ On page � of the Bill, the following definition is given:

“registered professional” means, as the context requires, an architect, building surveyor or quantity surveyor registered under this Act. Our view is that if this definition is allowed stand, professional engineers will be excluded in practice from those who are thought of as being “registered professionals”. The phrase

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the public service; it will be perceived as defining who should be regarded in the context of building control as a registered construction professional, with Chartered Engineers excluded.We do not believe that this is the intention of the drafters of the Bill but it will be the outcome. While the definition may have been adopted as a convenience when drafting the Bill, it will make the drafting of any Ministerial Orders and similar arising out of the Act more cumbersome in that ‘registered professional’ or ‘competent person’, or whatever phrase is being used in each of those contexts, has to be defined each time as meaning “registered professionals as defined in the Building Control Act or Chartered Engineer as defined in the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland (Charter Amendment) Act 19�9”.We proposed amended wording to the Department without any substantive change to the Bill. All that is required is to include all the construction professionals as intended by the Strategic Review Group by simply modifying the definition in the Bill as follows:

“registered professional” means, as the context requires, an architect, building surveyor or quantity surveyor registered under this Act, or a chartered engineer as registered under the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland (Charter Amendment) Act 19�9’. We are monitoring the progress of the Bill through the Oireachtas closely.

National Development Plan 2007-2013Submitted: March 2006Following on from our highly regarded interim reviews of the National Development Plan 2000-200�, Engineers Ireland made a submission to Government on the new NDP, covering the period 2007–201�. In addition to detailed comments on various sectoral aspects of the plan, the following general comments and recommendations were made: -

• Multi-annual funding - it is vital that a multi-annual funding framework is in place to ensure certainty of funding and delivery, independent of any temporary setbacks in the country’s economic cycle.

• Joined-up government – the NDP must be coherent and consistent in relation to its own content and with existing Government Policy or Programmes (e.g. The National Spatial Strategy, Transport 21, The Enterprise Strategy Group Report).

• Strategic Infrastructure Bill – the publication in February 200� of the Strategic Infrastructure Bill is welcomed, although the necessary complementary changes in the judicial system are uncertain at this stage. A special division of the High Court should be established to deal with legal challenges to key infrastructure projects, with mandatory timescales for decisions. This division must be well resourced, both legally and technically, to ensure that essential development is not unduly obstructed through the courts. Applications for judicial review should only be allowed if received within the specified timeframe. The Strategic Infrastructure Bill should be enacted as soon as possible.

• Human Capital – in addition to the successful delivery of “hard” infrastructure (roads, water treatment facilities etc.), a key enabler of our future economic progress will be the development of our “soft” infrastructure,

Ireland’s human capital. The recommendations of the report Engineering a Knowledge Island 2020 should be taken on board in the preparation of the NDP. In addition, the NDP should provide for full implementation of the recommendations of the 2002 report to the Minister for Education & Science by the Task Force on the Physical Sciences, to help achieve the required growth in science, engineering and technology (SET) resources.

• Engineering Research – despite the significant increase in government spending on research in recent years, very little of this has been devoted to infrastructure, with much focused on ICT and biotechnology. As with many countries, Ireland faces particular challenges in energy

and transport currently. In addition to identifying best international practice, there is an opportunity for Ireland to solve its own transport and energy problems through focused research, thereby becoming an exporter of best practice and technology in these areas. Overall, Ireland should continue to strive to reach the Lisbon agenda target of gross R&D expenditure of �% by 2010.

• Sustainable Development - while it is vital that infrastructure projects are delivered on time and within budget, it is also important to consider issues related to

sustainability, environmental impact, health & safety, and social inclusion. Engineers Ireland recommends the use of sustainability criteria in evaluating public sector projects.

• Provision of a Project Pipeline – during the NDP 2000-200�, the inability of the public sector to spend the voted public capital every year inhibited the delivery of the overall plan. Instead of being regarded as a worrying under-investment in badly-needed infrastructure, this was often portrayed as prudent management of the government finances. To ensure timely and cost effective implementation of the new NDP, we recommend early planning, investigative and archaeological surveys and design of projects. There needs to be flexibility in bringing forward projects to replace other projects which cannot be commenced on schedule or that face difficulties, to guarantee ultimate delivery of the overall plan on schedule.

• Public Private Partnerships (PPP’s) – PPP’s offer significant opportunities for alternative funding where public funds

are not available. One of the principle advantages of PPP’s is the potential for innovative and cost effective design. A successful PPP is dependent on this benefit along with efficient management of the infrastructure, outweighing the additional cost of private finance. The current approach to PPP’s should be reviewed to ensure risk is appropriately allocated between the parties to a contract and the cost of bidding is significantly reduced.

• Transparent reporting – it is essential that there be publicly-accessible reporting against progress of the NDP.

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Energy, environment and local governmentThe total installed capacity of wind farms in Ireland reaches 495.5 MWe (December 2005), according to Sustainable Energy Ireland, an increase of 4�% (157MWe) on 2004. The increasing importance of wind is highlighted by the fact that the installed incapacity of wind (495.5 MWe in December 2005) is more than double that of hydro (241 MWe).The EPA‘s Office of Environmental Enforcement claims there have been significant reductions in illegal trafficking of waste to mainland Europe. Under the EU Emissions Trading scheme, the EPA allocates a total of ��.9� million tonnes of greenhouse gas emission allowances. The EPA’s performance monitoring of local authorities continues and 22 audits are carried out on wastewater and drinking water treatment plants.

Information and communications technologiesDell Engineering announces the setting up of a Centre of Competency for Communications and Network Product Development at its Limerick facility. Supported by IDA Ireland, the Centre will have specialist R&D capabilities with responsibility for the development of wireless communication peripherals, and manufacturing optimisation software products. The new operation will involve significant collaboration with research groups at the University of Limerick and will recruit highly qualified research and development (R&D) staff over a 4-year period, at which point staff could reach a total of 50 people. Palm, a leader in mobile computing and a provider of smartphones, establishes a Research and Development Centre at Swords, Co. Dublin, with the support of IDA Ireland. The Centre develops software applications for Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones for the mobile operators in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa.

ManufacturingA subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, Vistakon, invests over €100 million in its manufacturing facility in Limerick. Supported by IDA Ireland, the investment represents significant development and innovation at the facility resulting in the installation of new technology and the manufacture of more complex next generation products in the high value range. It will create 124 new jobs over two years in manufacturing, quality and engineering. Zeus Industrial Products, Inc., of South Carolina, USA,

establishes a European Operations Centre for the production and distribution of precision medical tubing products. in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. This new European Operations Centre will involve a capital investment by Zeus of over €7m principally in state-of-the-art premises, production machinery and equipment. It is expected to create over 150 jobs within 5 years across a range of skills such as management, production, engineering, support services, sales and administration. In excess of 20% of staff will be third level graduates earning salaries over €�7,000 per annum. Zeus is a pioneer in the development and manufacture of high-grade precision extrusions, heat shrinkable tubing and other engineered polymer products.

Medical TechnologiesThe Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) is officially opened at NUIG. The REMEDI centre brings together a top team in gene therapy and stem cell research, putting Ireland on the world map in this ground-breaking area of scientific research and development. Regenerative Medicine is an emerging fast-developing discipline. It aims to replace current conventional treatment techniques, by focusing on minimally invasive approaches to disease treatment and cure through tissue repair, with a view to avoiding the need for organ replacement. NUI Galway established the REMEDI Institute, partnered by Medtronic and Biolabs. REMEDI also has close links to University College Hospital, Galway, and Merlin Park Hospital.

PharmabioWyeth Research, a division of Wyeth Corporation, announces a Bio-therapeutic Drug Discovery Research Facility in Ireland. Located at the Conway Institute in University College Dublin the facility comprises 12 top class research scientists focusing on product discovery, pre-clinical research and drug discovery technology development. Wyeth Research Ireland is a wholly-integrated protein drug discovery and development operation that will utilise advanced new technologies to discover the next generation of therapeutic biopharmaceuticals in three distinct product families – antibodies, fusion proteins and native biologics. The work focuses on five main disease areas – inflammation; oncology; women’s health and musculoskeletal biology; cardiovascular and metabolic disease; and neuroscience. It will enable the creation of significant intellectual property, which will remain in the ownership of Wyeth’s Irish operation.The results of Wyeth Research Ireland’s work will feed into the

Engineeringhighlights2005to2006There has been significant progress across all sectors of engineering over the past 12 months. Here we present just a selection of the many highlights.

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Wyeth Grange Castle Campus in Dublin, – which is one of the world’s largest integrated biopharmaceutical facilities - for product and process development. This will make the Grange Castle Campus fully integrated from discovery through development to full-scale manufacture.Construction begins on a new Biomedicine Manufacturing Centre-of-excellence for Centocor, a global leader in biomedicines. Centocor’s research is geared towards a better understanding of the human immune system so that the company can develop and manufacture innovative biomedicines that transform the lives of patients suffering from debilitating immunologic disorders. The operation involves an investment of €5�0 million - which is supported by IDA Ireland – and it will employ an estimated ��0 people on site within 5 years. The facility will provide innovative cutting-edge biomedical therapies and will manufacture products, which will revolutionise the treatment of diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis. The National Institute for Bioprocessing, Research and Training (NIBRT) is established. This new Institute established by four leading Irish colleges UCD, TCD, DCU and Sligo IT will be based at the UCD Industry Park in Dublin. It will have its own board and will receive in excess of €72m funding from Government over the next 7 years to put in place the Institute, its world class research and training programmes and a 9,000 sq.

metre facility with a substantial scale up capacity.The industrially focused Institute, which will be only one of a small number of its kind in the world, will be a centre of excellence in bioprocessing and biomanufacturing technology training and research to support the rapidly growing biopharmaceutical industry in Ireland. A key element will be the substantial investment in a scale up capability within which the training and research can take place. Through the involvement of the academic partners, the new Institute will provide a substantial output of people across the spectrum of the bioprocessing skills, from PhD’s to technicians educated in industry best practices and a real time environment. Pfizer begins production at a $90 million plant expansion in Ireland. The facility manufactures torcetrapib, which Pfizer is combining with Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) in a new medicine. Torcetrapib was discovered as part of its research efforts to raise HDL, or “good” cholesterol. Amgen, the largest biotechnology company in the world, chooses Ireland for a major new development and manufacturing investment. Supported by IDA Ireland, Amgen plans to build Process Development, Bulk Manufacturing and Fill and Finish Facilities at Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. It will invest more than $1 billion (€0.�2 billion) in the projects and will employ more than 1,100 people in Cork by 2010.

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Research fundingScience Foundation Ireland (SFI) invests a record €122 million in funding world-class scientific and engineering research in third level academic institutions in Ireland. Funding has increased steadily from SFI’s inception in 2001, with over €520 million now committed to over 7�0 projects. There is an investment of over €4 million in five leading young ICT and biotechnology researchers under its President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) programme. A €1�.5 million award goes to the Biomedical Diagnostics Institute at Dublin City University, which carries out cutting-edge research to develop a range of next-generation biomedical diagnostic devices that will directly affect the quality of people’s lives worldwide over the coming decades. A new Mathematics Research Initiative is set up aimed at supporting excellent mathematics research that has a potential impact on enterprise, industry, science and engineering as well as improving mathematics education. The Young Women in Engineering Scholarship launches, in partnership with Dell, aimed at encouraging more young women into engineering degree courses. Support is made available for 12� researchers in 11 research institutions under the Research Frontiers Programme, which supports high quality, novel exploratory research in the third-level sector in fields embracing the Bio Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and Engineering. 50 secondary teachers participate in the Secondary Teacher Assistant Researchers (STARs) Programme, spending the summer working with SFI researchers and research teams in third level institutions.

Software developmentLERO, the national centre for software engineering research, is set up to support researchers whose work will deliver a sustained competitive advantage for the entire Irish software sector. LERO brings together the collective software engineering research community in Ireland and beyond, attracting researchers from different industrial and academic locations, nationally and internationally, to collaborate on key problem areas, resulting in a self-sustaining flow of new projects and ideas.

Structural and civil A new Midland Regional Hospital at Tullamore is completed at a cost of €140 million.Phase 1 of the 17-acre, €�50 million Dundrum Town Centre project is completed. Creating a site where previously there effectively hadn’t been one, involved the removal of �00,000 cubic metres of rock. Construction work on the €�0 million Cork School of Music begins. Department of Education officials finalised the contract with German firm Hochtief, which will build and maintain the facility on Union Quay. Engineers Ireland opens a new Facility at its Clyde Road Headquarters as part of a year marking a new phase in the evolution of the organisation which also sees the launch of a new operating name and new logo as well as the publication of a visionary report on the future of engineering in Ireland, Engineering a Knowledge Island 2020.

TransportThe final section of the M50 South Eastern Motorway is completed offering a high spec connection from the M1 at Dundalk, County Louth to Rathnew, County Wicklow. Used daily by 100,000 motorists it will now link all of the radial routes from Dublin spreading across the country from the M1 to the N11 with high quality motorway. Another major project opening is the the M4 Kilcock/Kinnegad Motorway, which will improve access to the west and northwest and play a crucial role in contributing to Irish business and industrial competitiveness. The Dundalk Western Bypass opens five months ahead of schedule. The Carrickmacross Bypass, the first of three new bypasses for Monaghan opens ahead of schedule. Iarnrod Eireann completes its largest ever investment in Dublin’s rail network with its €17� million upgrade doubling the DART’s capacity. The Government launches Transport 21, its “21st century transport plan for 21st century Ireland”. An integrated transport system for Dublin, to include seven new Luas projects, two Metro lines, an underground station at St. Stephen’s Green integrating all services and the Western Rail Corridor are among the investments mooted in the plan. Transport 21 also includes new commuter rail services for Cork City and Galway City, DART extensions in Dublin, and a new road route connecting Donegal, to Galway, Limerick, Cork and Waterford, known as the Atlantic Corridor.

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TheSecretariatTeamDirector General’s Office

Kevin Kernan, Chartered Engineer Director General

Máirín Ní Aonghusa Executive Secretary

Registrar’s Office

Denis McGrath, Chartered Engineer Registrar

Shirley McDonald Deputy Registrar

Alec McAllister Membership Liaison Officer

Lisa Condon Membership Officer

Debbie O’Sullivan Membership Officer

Catherine O’Sullivan Membership Officer

Gretta Collins Membership Assistant

Bronagh Carey Membership Assistant

Communications & Marketing Department

Grace FitzGerald Marketing & Communications Manager

Rita Pollard Communications Executive

Yvonne Lynch Marketing Executive

Ralph Mills Web Editor

Industry Department

Úna Parsons, Chartered Engineer Industry Director

CPD Training

Jimmy Kinahan CPD Manager

Ger Leathem CPD Training Specialist

Eamonn McHugh CPD Training Executive

CPD Accreditation Scheme

Caríosa Kelly CPD Accreditation Manager

Aidan Harney Professional Development Executive

STEPS to engineering

Margie McCarthy, Chartered Engineer STEPS to engineering Manager

Aoife O’Mahony STEPS to engineering Executive

Gemma Shannon K’NEX Project Coordinator

Jennifer Thompson K’NEX Project Coordinator

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Finance, HR & Corporate Services Department

John Byrne Finance, HR & Corporate Services Manager

Jennifer Byrne Finance Officer

Bairbre Tobin Finance Officer

Aisling Cleary Finance Assistant

Ciara Treacy HR & Corporate Services Officer

Richard Seaver IT & Facilities Administrator

Owen Hickey Facilities Assistant

Frank Gallagher Facilities Assistant

Jackie Murphy Receptionist

Support Services

Róisín Moir Sector Executive (Regions, Divisions, Societies)

Gabby Lynch Corporate Administrator

John Callanan Librarian & Archivist

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Silicon is the material used as the base for most integrated circuits. Silicon has now been developed to allow stretching so that electronic circuits may be fabricated onto rubber. This means it can be repeatedly stretched and compressed without damage. In the years to come stretchable silicon will open up a world of possibility. For instance, it could be used in surgeons’ gloves to create sensors that will read chemical levels in the blood and alert a surgeon to a problem without impairing the sense of touch or it could allow a prosthetic limb to use pressure or temperature cues to change its shape.

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EngineersIrelandCumannnanInnealtóiríReportandFinancialStatementsfortheyearended31December2005.

StatementofCouncil’sResponsibilitiesThe following statement, which should be read in conjunction with the Report of the Independent Auditors set out below, is made with a view to distinguishing for members the respective responsibilities of Council and of the auditors in relation to the financial statements. Council is required to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of Engineers Ireland and of the surplus or deficit of Engineers Ireland for that period. In preparing those financial statements, Council is required to;-• Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent• Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is

inappropriate to presume that Engineers Ireland will continue in being.Council is also required to state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures being disclosed and explained in the financial statements. Council is responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of Engineers Ireland. Council is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of Engineers Ireland and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 1 April 2006

Kevin Kernan

Director General

ReportoftheIndependentAuditorsTo the members of Engineers Ireland - Cumann na nInnealtóirí for the year ended 31 December 2005

We have audited the financial statements of Engineers Ireland for the year ended �1 December 2005 which comprise the Revenue Account, the Statement of Recognised Gains and Losses, the Bal-ance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and the related notes. These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on page �7.This report is made solely to Engineers Ireland’s members, as a body. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or as-sume responsibility to anyone other than Engineers Ireland and its members as a body for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Respective responsibilities of Council and AuditorsThe Council’s responsibilities for preparing the financial state-ments in accordance with applicable law and Irish Accounting Standards are set out in the Statement of Councils’ Responsibili-ties, above.Our responsibility is to audit the financial statements in accord-ance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and Inter-national Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland).We report to you our opinion as to whether the financial state-ments give a true and fair view and are properly prepared. We also report to you whether in our opinion proper books of account have been kept by Engineers Ireland. In addition, we state wheth-er the Balance Sheet and Revenue Account are in agreement with the books of account.

Anne Butler

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We read the other information contained in the Annual Report and consider whether it is consistent with the audited financial statements. This other information comprises only the Director General’s Report. We consider the implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the financial statements. Our responsibilities do not extend to any other information.

Basis of opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) issued by the Auditing Practices Board. An audit includes examination, on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. It also includes an assessment of the significant estimates and judgements made by the officers in the preparation of the financial statements and of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to Engineers Ireland’s circumstances, consistently applied and adequately disclosed.We planned and performed our audit so as to obtain all the

information and explanations which we considered necessary in order to provide us with sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or other irregularity or error. In forming our opinion we also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements. In our opinion the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of Engineers Ireland’s affairs as at the �1st December 2005 and of its result for the year then ended.We have obtained all the information and explanations we consider necessary for the purposes of our audit. In our opinion proper books of account have been kept by the organisation. The financial statements are in agreement with the books of account.

Harcourt Centre O’ Connor & Associates

Block 3 Chartered Accountants

Harcourt Road Registered Auditors

Dublin 2 3 April 2006

EngineersIreland-CumannnanInnealtóiríRevenueAccount-Fortheyearended31December2005

2005 2004Income Note e e

ProfessionalSubscriptions 2,821,667 2,654,828

CorporateAffiliates 163,800 151,680

CPDTraining 430,898 497,834

CPDAccreditationScheme 244,380 189,495

STEPStoengineering 262,337 220,771

AncillaryServices 62,928 67,373

Accreditationofacademiccourses 33,296 10,843

InvestmentIncome 21,858 46,227

EventsandMarketing 52,657 44,661

4,093,821 3,883,712

Expenditure

Personnel 4 1,909,842 1,906,327

Administration 642,073 561,245

Occupancy 295,380 218,740

STEPStoengineering 262,337 220,771

CorporatePlan 72,495 101,103

Marketing,P.R.,andEvents 203,359 190,219

EngineersJournal 238,897 269,510

SectorsandAffiliations 115,620 93,316

Depreciation 145,482 167,707

3,885,485 3,728,938

OperatingSurplusforyear 3 208,336 154,774

Pensioncost

CurrentServiceCost (56,000) (43,000)

Deathinservicecosts (9,000) (10,000)

Otherfinanceincome 3,000 2,000

(62,000) (51,000)

SurplustoReserves 146,336 103,774

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EngineersIreland-CumannnanInnealtóiríRevenueAccount-Fortheyearended31December2005

StatementofTotalRecognisedGainsandLosses Note 2005 2004

€ €

Surplusfortheyear 146,336 103,774

Actuariallossonpensionscheme 2 (622,000) (138,000)

Prioryearadjustment 12 (385,000) -

(860,664) (34,226)Anne Butler Kevin Kernan President Director General 1 April 2006

EngineersIreland-CumannnanInnealtóiríBalanceSheet-Asat31December2005

2005 2004

Note € €

Fixed Assets 5 8,155,716 4,353,249

OutlayonBuildingProject - 829,643

8,155,716 5,182,892

SharesinIrishEngineeringPublications 10 10

Current Assets

DebtorsandPrepayments 7 368,246 329,940

CashandBankBalances 354,536 2,096,539

722,782 2,426,479

Creditors - amounts falling due less than one year 8 (1,150,269) (1,126,967)

Net Current (Liabilities)/Assets (427,487) 1,299,512

Creditors - amounts falling due after one year 9 (1,114,718) (77,229)

Pension Liability (969,000) (385,000)

Net Assets 5,644,521 6,020,185

Represented by;-

AccumulatedFund 10 2,468,484 2,844,148

RevaluationReserve 13 3,176,037 3,176,037

5,644,521 6,020,185


TheInstitutionofEngineersofIreland-CumannnanInnealtóiríCashflowStatement-Fortheyearended31December2005

2005 2004

Note € €

NetCashInflowfromOperatingActivities 6(a) 182,695 228,779

ReturnonInvestments

Interestondepositsandshortterminvestments 21,858 46,227

21,858 46,227

NetCash(Outflow)/InflowfromReturns

onInvestmentsandServicingofFinance 204,553 275,006

InvestingActivities

ProceedsonsaleoftangibleFixedAssets - 918

Outlayonbuilding (3,057,773) (829,643)

PaymentstoacquiretangibleFixedAssets (94,783) (131,150)

NetCashOutflowfromInvestingActivities (3,152,556) (959,875)

(Decrease)/IncreaseinCashandCashEquivalents 6(b+c) (2,948,003) (684,869)


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EngineersIrelandCumannnanInnealtóiríNotestotheFinancialStatementsFortheyearended31December2005

Engineers Ireland operates both defined benefit and defined contribution pension arrangements. The Assets of the Schemes are held separately from those of Engineers Ireland, being invested under trust. Engineers Ireland’s share of contributions to the schemes is charged to the Revenue Account. The defined benefit arrangement provides benefits based on final pensionable pay. A full valuation of the defined benefit scheme for the purposes of accessing compliance with the Pensions Act, 1990, was carried out on 1 January 2002.This showed the scheme to have a deficit of 3��5,000. An updated valuation, on this basis, was carried out on �1 December 2004 by a qualified independent actuary for valuing the pension liabilities and showed a scheme deficit. This involves assessing the amount required at the balance sheet date, based on the assumptions made, to provide for all benefits accrued to that date, allowing for assumed future increases in the accrued benefit to retirement. Such increases were in line with salary increases. In arriving at the valuation rate certain assumptions were made by the

actuary. The valuation includes assumptions with regard to the return on various asset classes. These valuations were made using the Projected Unit Method for valuing pension liabilities. For the purposes of preparing financial statements Engineers Ireland is compliant with the provisions of FRS17 ‘Retirement Benefits’. This accounting standard requires that financial statements recognise the impact of actuarially calculated scheme liabilities in the accounts of the employer. A valuation for the purpses of FRS17 was prepared by a qualified independent actuary at �1 December 2005. This valuation includes assumptions with regard to the return on various class assets. These assumed returns are summarised in the table below:

Assumptions 31Dec‘05 31Dec‘04

Rateofreturnonassets 4.93% 5.03%

Discountrate 4.00% 4.25%

Inflation 2.25% 2.25%

Salaryescalation 4.00% 4.25%

Increasestopensionsinpayment 5.00% 5.00%

(a) The financial statements are prepared under the historic cost convention in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities.

(b) Course and Seminar Income is shown net of direct expenses.

(c) These financial statements reflect the activities of Engineers Ireland and do not include the financial affairs of regional committees.

(d) Fixed Assets Engineers Ireland’s premises at 22 Clyde Road, Dublin 4,

are stated at valuation as provided by professional valuers in July 2004. Other Fixed Assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation has been provided on a varying basis to write off the Assets over their expected useful lives. The rates used vary between 2% and ��% per annum.

(e) Fixed Assets held under Finance Leases Leases on Fixed Assets which give Engineers Ireland substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are capitalised at the cost of the Fixed Assets at the inception of

the lease and are subsequently depreciated in accordance with normal depreciation policy. The liability thus established is shown as obligations under finance leases.(f) Taxation Engineers Ireland is liable to Corporation Tax on its investment income and in respect of transactions with non-members. Provision is made for such liability in any

year where it arises. Such income is shown net of tax.(g) Pension Scheme Engineers Ireland operates both a defined benefit and a

defined contribution pension fund. Contributions are made to the fund in accordance with the recommendations of independent actuaries. Contributions are charged against the Revenue Account.

The last full valuation, for the purposes of complying with the Pensions Act, 1990, was carried out on 1 January 2002. In preparing the financial statements, Engineers Ireland is compliant with the requirements of FRS 17 Retirement Benefits.

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Longtermrateofreturnexpectedat31Dec‘05

Valueat31Dec‘05€’000

Longtermrateofreturnexpectedat31Dec‘04

Valueat31Dec‘04€’000

Equities 6.60% 1,196 6.70% 875

Bonds 3.60% 449 3.70% 436

Other 4.60% 156 4.70% 130

Totalmarketvalueofpensionschemeassets 1,801 1,441

Valueofannuitycontractsmatchingpensioninpaymentliabilities

2,025 1,538

TotalSchemeAssets 3,826 2,979

Presentvalueoffundedpensionliabilities (2,770) (1,826)

ValueofliabilitiesinrespectofpensionsinpaymentssecuredbyAnnuityContracts

(2,025) (1,538)

TotalSchemeLiabilities (4,795) (3,364)

DeficitinScheme (969) (385)

The pension cost for the year amounted to 170,55� (2004 - €125,727). The contribution rate of the company and employees in respect of the defined benefit arrangement was 20% and 5% of pensionable salaries, respectively, and this will continue until the next full actuarial valuation.

AnalysisofamountchargedtoRevenueAccount

2005 2004

€ €

CurrentServiceCost 65,000 53,000

Interestonschemeliabilities 80,000 78,000

Expectedreturnonschemeassets (83,000) (80,000)

NetReturn (3,000) (2,000)

TotalRevenueAccountcharge 62,000 51,000

AnalysisofamountsinStatementofTotalRecognisedGainsandLosses

2005 2004

€ €

Annualreturnlessexpectedreturnonschemeassets 179,000 58,000

%ofschemeassets 5% 2%

Experiencegainsandlossesonschemeliabilities

(5,000) (35,000)

%ofpresentvalueofschemeliabilities (0%) (1%)

Changeinassumptions (622,000) (138,000)

%ofpresentvalueofschemeliabilities (13%) (4%)

Engineers Ireland’s contribution to the defined benefit pension scheme for the year ended �1 December 2005 was €��,097 (�1 December 2004 - €��,2��) The contribution rate of the company and employees in respect of the defined benefit arrangement was 20% and 5% of pensionable salaries, respectively, and this will continue until the next full actuarial valuation.

3.OperatingSurplus-Theoperatingsurplushasbeenarrivedataftercharging/crediting:

2005 2004

€ €

Auditors’Remuneration 25,764 22,175

InterestPayable 58,209 40,176

InterestReceivable (21,858) (31,018)

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2005 2004

€ €

4.1StaffCosts

WagesandSalaries 1,739,284 1,780,600PensionSchemeContribution 170,558 125,727

1,909,842 1,906,327

4.2Theaverageweeklynumberofemployeesduringtheyearwasmadeupasfollows:-

Administration 38 35

5.FixedAssetsLand&

BuildingsOfficeAccommodation

&LectureFacilitiesFurniture&Equipment

MotorVehicles

Total

Cost € € € € €

Cost/valuationat1January2005 4,000,000 - 1,361,892 75,241 5,437,133Additions - 3,887,416 94,783 - 3,982,199Disposal - - (876,661) - (876,661)

4,000,000 3,887,416 580,014 75,241 8,542,671AccumulatedDepreciationAt1January2005 - - 1,064,198 19,686 1,083,884Ondisposals - - (842,411) - (842,411)DepreciationCharge - 41,369 85,303 18,810 145,482

- 41,369 307,090 38,496 386,955BookValueat31December2005 4,000,000 3,846,047 272,924 36,745 8,155,716BookValueat31December2004 4,000,000 - 297,694 55,555 4,353,249

LandandBuildingswererevaluedbyLisney,Valuers,24St.StephensGreen,Dublin2inJuly2004onthebasisofopenmarketvalueforexistinguseandthisvaluationisincludedabove.

6.CashFlowStatement

2005 2004

€ €

(a) Reconciliation of Operating Surplus to Net Cash Inflow fromOperating Activities

OperatingSurplusafterpensioncost 146,336 103,774

Pensioncost 62,000 51,000

InterestAdjustment (21,858) (46,227)

DepreciationCharge 145,482 167,707

Lossondisposaloffixedassets 34,250 5,405

(Increase)/DecreaseinDebtors (38,306) (110,557)

(Decrease)/IncreaseinCreditors 139,730 119,262

(Decrease)/IncreaseinSubscriptionsPrepaid (257,620) (71,669)

Increase/(Decrease)inLeaseObligations (27,319) 10,084

NetCashinflowfromoperatingactivities 182,695 228,779

(b)AnalysisofChangesinCashandCashEquivalentsduringtheperiod

Balanceatbeginningofyear 2,096,539 2,781,408

Netcash(outflow)/inflow (1,742,003) (684,869)

Balanceatendofyear 354,536 2,096,539

(c)SummaryoftheBalancesofCashandCashEquivalentsasshownintheBalanceSheet

Change Change

2005 2004 In2005 In2004€ € € €

Bankbalancesandcash 110,790 (42,793) 153,583 (181,117)

ShortTermInvestments 243,746 2,139,332 (1,895,586) (503,752)

354,536 2,096,539 (1,742,003) (684,869)

BankLoan (1,206,000) - (1,206,000) -

(851,464) 2,096,539 (2,948,003) (684,869)

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2005 2004€ €

DebtorsandPrepayments 334,774 291,054

Prepayments 33,472 38,886

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CreditorsandAccruals 738,918 601,760

Bankloan 150,000 -

ObligationsunderFinanceLease 32,596 41,404

TaxationandSocialWelfare(Note8.1) 66,876 60,738

DeferredIncome(Note8.2) 100,667 104,233

SubscriptionsPrepaidandRefundable 61,212 318,832

1,150,269 1,126,967

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PAYE/PRSI 73,760 65,569

CorporationTax (6,884) (4,831)

66,876 60,738

8.2DeferredIncome

2005 2004

STEPSProgramme € €

Balanceatbeginningofyear 104,233 89,693

ContributionsReceived 258,771 235,311

ReleasedtoIncomeinyear (262,337) (220,771)

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ObligationsunderFinanceLease 58,718 77,229

Bankloan 1,056,000 -

1,114,718 77,229

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2005 2004

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Surplusforyear 208,336 154,774

Balanceatendofyear 3,437,484 3,229,148

10BPensionReserve

Balanceatbeginningofyear (385,000) -

Currentservicecost (56,000) (43,000)

Employerscontribution 91,000 46,000

Otherfinanceincome 3,000 2,000

ActuarialLossonpensionschemeasset/liability (622,000) (138,000)

Prioryearadjustment - (252,000)

(969,000) (385,000)

TotalReserves 2,468,484 2,844,148

12.PriorYearAdjustment

TheprioryearadjustmentarisesfromachangeinaccountingpolicyadoptedbyEngineersIrelandwithrespecttothemethodinwhichitaccountsforitspensionschemeobligation.Thecompanyoperatesadefinedbenefitpensionschemeasat31December2005,inaccordancewiththeprovisionssetoutinFRS17.Thischangeinaccountingtreatmentgivesrisetoaprioryearadjustmentof€385,000inthecurrentyearand€252,000in2004.FurtherdetailsinrespectofthepensionschemedeficitareoutlinedinNote2tothefinancialstatements.

13.Revaluationreserve

2005 2004

€ €


Revaluationsurplus - 1,174,833

3,176,037 3,176,037

14.ReclassificationofComparativeFigures

Thecomparativefigureshavebeenreclassifiedinrespectofsomeheadings.

15.CapitalCommitments

EngineersIrelandtookpossessionoftheirnewofficeson13October2005.Asat31December2005furtherexpenditureofapproximately€400,000wasanticipatedtofalldueduring2006.AttheyearendEngineersIrelandwereindiscussionsregardingthefinalisationofcostsinrelationtothebuildingproject.

16.ApprovaloftheFinancialStatements

TheFinancialStatementswereapprovedbyCouncilonApril1st,2006.

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ShiftingParadigms

We are moving towards a world where computers can anticipate our every need. Today we use computers on an “interactive” level, but tomorrow we will be using them on a “proactive” level. Experimental sensor networks are now opening up a world of possibility for engineers and enabling the development of systems that can anticipate human needs. These systems will be able to deliver quality healthcare to our aging population at home, providing such services as dosage monitoring and refill services for medication. Systems may also be used to build “smart” shelves in supermarkets and department stores, so when a customer removes an item from a shelf the information is relayed instantly, enabling orders for restocking to be placed immediately.

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The Register of Members is available in the Members Only area of the website www.engineersireland.ie

Membership & Qualifications Board

Board Members Bill Grimson - Chairman John Monaghan - Vice Chairman Thomas Cleary, Michael Creed, Paul Fanning, Saleem Hashmi, Michael Higgins, David Kennedy, John Mahady, John J Murphy, Tony Quinlan, Greg Traynor, Gráinne Wolfe

Council has delegated to the Membership & Qualifications Board responsibility for various issues relating to membership. This responsibility includes: the admission to the Register of appropriately qualified persons to the different membership grades and titles of Engineers Ireland; the establishment and execution of all policies and regulations in respect of membership; the approval and monitoring of international agreements on mutual acceptance of corresponding grades and titles of other engineering professional bodies. Engineers Ireland has the authority under its Charter and the 19�9 legislation, to confer the registered titles of Chartered Engineer, Associate Engineer and Engineering Technician on those it adjudicates to be competent, having regard to their education, training and engineering formation. Government has designated Engineers

Ireland as the sole competent authority to maintain the Irish register of different categories of engineering personnel under EU Directives.The Board plays an important role in advising Engineers Ireland about international agreements and matters arising from them. The various international agreements which Engineers Ireland has entered into ensure that the qualifications of its members working abroad are well recognised, thereby facilitating greater mobility for them. The Board met on eleven occasions during 2005. The figures for 2005 are as follows (corresponding figures for 2004 are shown in brackets). There were 1�91(1455) applications considered for election and transfer (excluding students). 522 (57�) new members were elected and 1,0�9 (95�) transferred to a higher grade of membership. A further 14� (2,71�) were elected to student membership.

Alternative Routes to MembershipThe Alternative Routes procedure documents were revised and renamed as follows during the year: Special Process A to MIEI, Special Process A to AMIEI, Special Process B to CEng MIEI, Special Process B to AEng AMIEI and Special Process B to Eng Tech IEI. The number of applications considered by the Alternative Routes procedures was 179 (22�). The Board would like to thank Denis McGrath (Registrar), Shirley McDonald (Deputy Registrar), and the other members of the secretariat who attend all meetings and play a crucial role in the day to day administration of the overall work of the Board.

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Board of Examiners Michael Higgins - Chairman Don Byrne, Michael Cavanagh, Richard Crowe, John Dalton, Ciaran Fahy, John Lombard, Declan McIlraith, Don Menzies, Tony Moore, Sean Quigley, Mary Sharp, Meabh Smith

The Professional Review ProcedureCouncil of Engineers Ireland has delegated responsibility to the Board of Examiners for the supervision and control of the Professional Review procedures leading to qualified candidates being awarded one of our Registered Professional Titles

- Chartered Engineer, Associate Engineer and Engineering Technician. The Board appoints both Assessors and Interview Panels to undertake that procedure. Over the past year the Board has continued to review the procedure to ensure that adequate and consistent professional engineering standards are maintained both within and across all engineering disciplines. The Board is responsible for the selection of interview panels in consultation with the Deputy Registrar who makes the arrangements for professional interviews.

Information Evenings on achieving the Registered Titles of Engineers Ireland:Information evenings on achieving the Registered Titles of Engineers Ireland were held in Clyde Road and in An Ríocht,

Cork, London & South East, Midlands, North East, North West, Northern, South East, Thomond and West Regions. Briefing sessions were also held in Dublin City Council, ESBI, PM Dublin, HP Leixlip and EsatBT. The speakers, all Chartered Engineers and Fellows, gave advice on the compilation of the Engineering Practice Report and preparation for the professional interview. Over 770 members attended these information evenings during 2005.

Professional Reviews for the Registered TitlesDuring the year ending �1 December 2005 professional interviews were arranged for 241 candidates who applied for the registered titles. Interviews were held in Belfast, Cork, Galway, London and Clyde Road. The increase in the number of candidates reflects the increasing importance that members and employers attach to the titles. Engineers Ireland would like to thank all of the Chartered Engineers who acted as Assessors and/or Interviewers during the year.

MembershipServices

Engineers Ireland Member Group SchemesAs a member of Engineers Ireland, you can avail of discounts on a range of products and services such as travel insurance, car hire, financial services. There are also a number of group schemes you are entitled to join as a member. These discounts have been

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specially negotiated for Engineers Ireland members – for further information, visit www.engineersireland.ie and click on “mem-bers” and “discounts and benefits” to find out where a number of savings can be made!

Library & ArchiveAll books published after 1970 are currently housed in the Library and Reading Room in Clyde Road. Also included in this collection are the Transactions of The Institution of Civil Engineers and The Institution of Engineers of Ireland which record many of the engineering works in Ireland from 1�45 to the present day. Numerous donations of books were received during the past year and these have been catalogued and added to the collection. Engineers Ireland would like to thank individuals who have donated material in the past and hope that this will continue in future years. During the past year the stock of the Archive col-lection - books published prior to 1970 - were transferred to The Irish Architectural Archive (IAA) in Merrion Square ensuring that Engineers Ireland members and researchers can have bet-ter access to the full collection. Members and researchers wishing to access material in the IAA should call 01-��040 to arrange an appointment. Opening hours of the IAA are 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Tuesdays to Fridays. The opening hours of the library and

reading room in 22 Clyde Road are 9.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m and 2.00 p.m to 5.00 p.m. For further information contact John Callanan at 01-�0902�2 or [email protected].

Editorial Board:The Editorial Board oversees the publication of the Engineers Journal, the Annual Report and any other publications produced for members information. The board works closely with publish-ers IFP Media to produce quality material that is relevant to all disciplines. The Engineers Journal is edited by Bernard Potter and produced ten times annually.

Board Members Pierce Martin - Chairman Michael Higgins - Vice Chairman Grace FitzGerald - Secretary Tim Corcoran Martin Mannion Ita McGuigan Kevin O’Rourke Kevin Ryan

Michael O’Donnell, who was a member of the Editorial Board for six years, died on 1st February 200�. Michael began his career as a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering in DIT Bolton Street in 1955 and worked tirelessly on their behalf until his retirement in 1995. He was elected President of The Institution of Engineers of Ireland in 19�7 and was still an active member of the Engineers Ireland Editorial Board and Membership & Qualifications Board when he passed away. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Engineers Journal In June 2005, Bernard Potter took over the role of Editor. Through insightful editorials, and a range of interviews and articles, Ber-nard and his production team in IFP media contributed greatly to our communication efforts with members. Their coverage of the opening of the new education centre at Engineers Ireland headquarters, the introduction of our new operating name ‘En-gineers Ireland’ and the launch of all key reports and submissions to government ensured that every member was informed of the major changes that took place in the past year.

Engineers Ireland Website: www.engineersireland.ieAs part of our corporate branding exercise, a new look was in-troduced to the website with an improved layout, making con-tent easier to find. Potential members can now go through each step of becoming a member on-line and existing members can pay their subscriptions online. Members can also log in to the Members’ Area area of the site to update their contact details and browse the expanding content which is available only to mem-bers of Engineers Ireland. A new STEPS to engineering website was also developed, packed with information for primary and post-primary students and their teachers on the many disciplines of engineering and the career options they offer visit www.steps.ie for more information

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Engineers EzineThe Engineers Ezine was developed in 200� and is now recog-nised as one of Engineers Ireland’s primary communication chan-nels. Produced monthly, the Engineers Ezine is sent by email to all members who have opted to receive it. The ezine is timed to fill the communication void between issues of the Engineers Journal. For more information visit www.engineersireland.ie/ezine

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Benevolent FundEngineers Ireland’s Benevolent Fund provides much needed fi-nancial assistance to those in very real need - to engineers, the families of engineers and to the families of deceased engineers who find themselves in difficulties. All the work of the Benevolent Fund is carried out with absolute tact and confidentiality but relies on members to bring cases to its attention. The Fund currently donates in excess of €50,000 per year with the main income source being the voluntary subscrip-tions that members include with their yearly subscription pay-ments and the proceeds from the All Ireland Golf Competition. The Committee of Management would like to thank all those

who have contributed and would like to encourage many more to help the Fund.Officers: Kevin Madden - Chairman Pat May - Hon Secretary Ron Bergin - Hon TreasurerCommittee: John Higgins, Brendan Murphy, Kevin McGarry, Raymond Sexton, Sean Wallace

Engineers Supporting the Developing WorldEngineers Ireland initiated the Engineers Supporting the Devel-oping World protocol in March 2004. The protocol was signed by eleven leading engineering companies and three non-govern-mental organisations (NGO’s). The purpose of the protocol is to provide a broad range of servic-es to engineers working for NGO’s in the developing world. The programme has received numerous requests from the NGO’s for technical assistance on a broad range of projects with all being successfully addressed by the signatory companies. A database of engineers available for work in the developing world has been developed by Engineers Ireland and made avail-able to the NGO’s. A successful seminar was held in Clyde Road in October 2005 where a capacity audience heard presentations from a range of speakers from both the NGO’s and members of

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Social&NetworkingEngineers Ireland, offers a range of social outlets for members providing valuable networking opportunities in a variety of ways

– from Bridge and Golf to Toastmasters and the Annual and Young Engineers Balls. Each of the Regions offer similar opportunities countrywide, full details of which are available on the website.

Engineers Club:Café Clyde reopened for business in September 2005 to coincide with the opening of our newly extended premises. The new caterers Campbell Catering, trading as Seasons at Café Clyde, provide a full restaurant and bar service for both members of Engineers Ireland and external groups using our state of the art facilities. New members were elected in November 2005 to the Committee of the Engineers Club, the body entrusted with provid-ing catering services at the headquarters of Engineers Ireland.Committee: Michael Higgins – Chairman Kevin Kernan – Hon Secretary Patrick May – Hon Treasurer Anne Butler, Paddy Caffrey, John Daly, Jack Golden, Paddy Hennigan, Brian Kavanagh, Orla Lonergan, John McGowan

Bridge Club:Officers: Nance O’Mahony - President Jennifer Kelly - Captain Brian Lawlor - Hon Secretary Derry O’Leary - Hon TreasurerCommittee: Michael Keaveny, Carmelita Madden, Sean McGrath, Michael McMahon, Séamus O’Colmáin,The Bridge Club, celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, meets every Monday evening at 7.�0 p.m. It is one of the longest estab-lished Clubs at 22 Clyde Road and all members and their immedi-ate families are eligible for full Club membership. A rota system is operational throughout the year for the benefit of visiting members and to provide partners for Club members who have none on any particular night. New members are always wel-come!

Engineers Toastmasters: Liam Brown - President Mary Gara - Educational Vice PresidentEngineers Toastmasters Club has 4� members and meets on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Tuesday of each month from September to May in Clyde Road at �pm. The Club facilitates engineers who want to improve their public speaking and leadership skills. Attendance at Toast-masters meetings and achieving recognition as a competent Toast-master (CTM) are both recognised for CPD credits by Engineers

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Ireland. Guests are very welcome at the Club, so come in and see for yourself - you won’t have to say anything and there is no charge. The Club is delighted to be back in Clyde Road with its excellent meeting room and bar. If you are interested in joining a club outside of Dublin there are clubs all over the country and Engineers Toastmasters will be happy to arrange introductions. The Club this year won the Area Humorous Speech Final for the 10th year in succession, so it’s not all serious. The Club is recognised as a distinguished Club in Toastmasters circles. For further information, contact Ciaran Blair at [email protected]

Annual Ball:The Annual Ball, held on the second Friday of January is the most well attended social event with over 1,100 guests availing of tickets. The 2007 Ball will be held on Friday 12th January 2007 at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin.

Engineers Ireland & Roadstone/John A Wood Golf Tournament:The proceeds of this long-running corporate event are donated to the Engineers Ireland Benevolent Fund. In 2005, €1�,000 was presented to Kevin Madden, Chairman of the Benevolent Fund. The golf tournament, which is generously sponsored by Road-

stone & John A Wood, attracted almost 500 golfers who took part in regional heats during the summer of 2005. For more informa-tion on social and networking events visit www.engineersireland.ie/calendar

YES Ball:A note on the annual Young Engineers Ball – (we have moved!).This year’s IEI Spring Ball for young engineers is not gone or forgotten but is instead moving and changing and will be known in future as the Young Engineers Ireland Ball.After four successful years hosting an annual ball for young mem-bers the Young Engineers committee decided last year, before commencing on the work for next year’s ball, to engage mem-bers for feedback on the event and make improvements. The committee carried out feedback surveys and looked at a wide variety of options for different types of events. We also looked at the changing events within Engineers Ireland such as the new Annual Conference in April. Times were changing and so must our Annual event! The committee took the decision to move the ball from Spring (March) to October, which is the start of the social calendar and traditional gala ball season. This appeared a good choice too as there were no other social ball events around this time until the Engineers Ireland ball in January. The com-mittee also decided to change the venue in order to revamp the

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event and gain greater event capacity. The committee is pleased to announce the “Young Engineers Ireland Masquerade Ball” will take place on Friday 20th October 200� at the Fitzpatricks Hotel Killiney at 7.�0pm. We encourage members to contact the committee for tickets or to give feedback and new ideas. Please log on to the website and look for us under Sectors/Young Engineers/Future Events. We hope that our past attendees will continue to move with us and support us in our new venture. We also look forward to seeing members who have never previ-ously attended. We would like to thank all our previous company sponsors for their generous support and hope that all companies will support their members in attending this event. The “Young Engineers Masquerade Ball” affords younger members a social night out and networking event, that established members enjoy at the annual Engineers Ireland ball. It also offers young mem-bers the chance to engage with colleagues, forming relationships that will shape the future of engineering!

RecognitionofMembersAchievementsThe Conferring of Registered Titles CeremonyThe fourth Conferring of Titles Ceremony was held on 24 March at The Helix, Dublin City University. Members who achieved the Registered Titles and Fellowship of Engineers Ireland were presented with their parchments by President Anne Butler. The Prizes of Engineers Ireland were also presented at the ceremo-ny. Conferring ceremonies were also held in the Cork, South East, Thomond and West Regional Branches during the session. The 200� Prizes were awarded on 24th March 200� alongside the Conferring Ceremony at the Helix in DCU in Dublin and other prizes were awarded throughout the year. The Engineer-ing Excellence Awards Committee are developing a new suite of awards for the 200�-2007 session. One of the new awards – the Lifetime Achievement Award was announced at the 200� Con-ferring Ceremony.

Engineers Ireland/Parc Chartered Engineer of the Year AwardThe competition for the annual Chartered Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by Parc was held in the Alexander Hotel on 4th November 2005. Six finalists were selected from members who successfully completed the Professional Review for the Regis-tered title Chartered Engineer between 1 July 2004 and 1 July 2005. Dr Fergal O’Brien from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, was chosen as the winner of the 2005 award for his show-case project entitled “Bone as a Composite Material: Microcracks and their implications in Osteoporosis”. He was presented with a trophy and a cheque for €2,500 by Mar-ian Noone from Parc. Five other finalists, Barry Corzier of Buro Happold, Anthony Dempsey of Roughan & O’Donovan, Oliver Kelly of Buro Happold Dubai, Samir Kulenovic of Arups and Henry Ritchie of DRD Roads Service received certificates and trophies.


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Lifetime Achievement AwardThe inaugural award in 200� was presented to Professor Emeri-tus James Dooge FIEI, FR Eng. Jim is a retired Chair in Civil Engineering, at University College Cork and University College Dublin, Former Senator and Minister of Foreign Affairs, First President of the combined institutions of The Institution of Civil Engineers and Cumann na nInnealtóirí and Founding Fellow of The Irish Academy of Engineers. He received the award in rec-ognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of hydrology and throughout his life has made an exceptional contribution not only to engineering but to the entire community, by improving the quality of life and helping to create a world enhanced by his contribution.

CPD Company of the Year AwardThis award gives recognition to companies who have demon-strated clear-cut business benefits arising directly from innova-tive approaches to CPD for their engineering staff. The 2nd Engineers Ireland CPD Company of the Year Award in 2005 went to: First Prize: Boston Scientific Galway Runner Up: Hewlett Packard Manufacturing Ltd Third Prize: BT IrelandHighly Commended prizes were awarded to: Airtricity

Bausch & Lomb Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg)Siemens/Engineers Ireland Young Engineer of the Year AwardThe aim of this competition is to showcase engineering excel-lence in third level institutions. Final year students of Engineers Ireland & Engineering Council accredited engineering degree courses are eligible to enter. The winner of the 2005 competition was Colm McLaughlin from Cork Institute of Technology. The winning design identified a need to develop and improve the systems used in both war gaming and military training. His design aims to remove the major safety risks associated with these systems, whilst also adding a more realistic experience through the use of infrared based Emitters and Receivers, which can simulate both “kill” and “miss” shots over far greater dis-tances then traditional games and a mechanical solenoid which simulates barrel recoil.

The Smith TestimonialThis long established award was instituted in 1��4 following a bequest by John Chaloner Smith of a Testimonial subscribed by his colleagues in recognition of his service as Honorary Secretary of the Institution. In 200� the Smith Testimonial was awarded to: Michael Hand


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of PH McCarthy Consulting Engineers, Gerry Grant of RPS and Norman Fleming of Hyder Consulting for their paper on

“Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study”

The McDonald AwardThe McDonald Award is funded by a bequest made to the Institu-tion by the Electricity Supply Board to commemorate Mr Joseph McDonald, former Chief Civil Engineer and one of the founding fathers of engineering in the ESB. He was also President of the Institution in 1947/4�. The award in 200� was presented to John MacDaid of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Michael Noonan of RPS, John O’Sullivan of Ascon and Rory O’Sullivan of RPS, for their paper “South Eastern Motorway – The Road Delivered”.

The Mullins Medal The Mullins Medal is awarded for papers in any discipline. There were two Mullins Medal awards in 200�.

• Pat O’ Sullivan, David Ogle, Al Chakra & Suzanne Maier for their paper on “ Motivating Agile System Verification Test Approaches”

• Seamus Ryan, Andre Booyse & James Fitzgerald for their paper on the “ Shannon River Crossing”

The Nicholas O’Dwyer AwardThis award is for the best paper on Public Health Engineering. It was awarded in 200� to John Carley Carlow County Council for his paper on “Mortarstown Waste Water Treatment Plant - Up-grade and Improvement”

The Heritage AwardThis certificate is awarded each year for the best Heritage Paper and is awarded in 200� to Mícheál Ó Bréartúin for his paper on

“Forbaírt na Sionainne 1751 – 1929”.

The Morgan Sheehy MedalThe Morgan Sheehy Medal, which was inaugurated in 1995, is awarded annually for the best paper presented to the Structures & Construction Division. Mr Morgan Sheehy was President of the Institution of 1979 and was Managing Director of Ove Arup & Partners Ireland, who funded the award in his memory. The 200� winners were Phelim Devine and Declan Monaghan of Arup Consulting Engineers, for their paper on “Redevelopment of St Vincent’s University Hospital”

ESBI Eddie Nolan AwardThis prize went to Aonghus O’Keefe.

The Geotechnical PrizeThis prize was first awarded in 1991 and is awarded annually for papers of specific geotechnical interest presented at a meeting of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland. The 200� winners were Kenneth Gavin and David Gallagher of UCD, for their paper on“ Development of Shaft Friction on Driven Piles in Sand and Clay”

Sir Bernard Crossland BursaryThe Sir Bernard Crossland Bursary is awarded to a postgraduate student in his/her second year of research in Mechanical Engi-neering at an Irish University. 2005 was the �th event, organized jointly by the Institution of Engineers of Ireland and the Council of Professors of Mechanical Engineering, with funding for the prize provided by Sir Bernard Crossland.The 2005 award and €1,200 was won by Kevin O’Donovan (UCD) for his paper “Wave-based Control of Flexible Systems”. Second prize was won by Domhnaill Hernon (UL) for his paper

“Design and Preliminary Measurements from a New Entropic Test Facility” and third prize to Richard O’Shaughnessy (QUB) for his paper “Thermodynamic and Stress Modelling of a Diesel Particulate Filter”.

Special AwardFrom time to time a Special Award is given to members for their contribution to Engineers Ireland. It was awarded in 200� to Ri-chard Grainger for his long and dedicated service to the organi-sation.

MEETA Awards 2005The Student Award in 2005 was presented to Shane Hughes of Dublin Institute of Technology (Bolton Street) and ALSTOM Ireland for his project entitled “LUAS Wheel Profiling Study”There were � company awards in 2005:Gold Award: Ed Miller, Gypsum Industries - “Schenck Feeder Professional Maintenance Project” Silver Award: Peter Larner, Roche Ireland Ltd - “ Plant Mainte-nance at Roche Clarecastle, a valuable contributor to success” Bronze Award: Bryan Byrne, Energy Services International Ltd / Solar Turbines, Incorporated - “Manufacturing to Maintenance

- Meeting Customer Needs by Developing New Core Competen-cies” The 200� Certificates of Achievement in Best Practice Asset Maintenance Management were awarded to:

• Padraig Madden, Boston Scientific - “PC Hard Drive Failure Analysis & Impact Reduction”

• Martin Whelan, Aughinish Alumina - “Development of a Condition Monitoring/Predictive Maintenance Program at AAL”

• Allan Farrell, Cara Partners - “Development of Compliant Calibration System at Cara Partners”

• Gerry Gannin, Thermo King - “ Development of an Automated Unit Moving System for Thermo King Europe”

• Ray Casey, Hertz Europe Service Centre - “Energy Management Project”

• Liam Duffy, National Roads Authority- “ The Eirsoan Bridge Management Systems” and “Innovative Masonry Arch Bridge Repairs Using Lime Mortar”

• Ken Maguire, Cuisine de France - “Cuisine de France Maintenance Project Award”

• Kieran Fitzgerald, Glanbia Ingredients - “ Portable and fixed vibration Analysis applied to a Food processing Plant”


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Photographing Engineering CompetitionThe second Engineers Ireland Photographing Engineering Competition, organised in association with the Professional Pho-tographers Association, took place in 2005. Over �00 entries were received in eight categories - Professional, Amateur, Institution Member, Primary School Teacher, 2nd Level Teacher, Primary School Pupil, and 2nd Level Student.

• Engineers Ireland members’ category - Dr John J O’Flaherty CEng, from Castletroy, Limerick

• Professional Photographer category - Denis Boyle• Amateur category - Sadie Dwyer • Primary School Pupil - Brendan O’Loughlin • Primary School Teacher - Roisin Nugent• 2nd Level Student - Anna Cullen • 2nd Level Teacher - Aline Gilmore • �rd Level Student - Eleanor Duffin

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Brian Kavanagh - Chairman Anne Butler - President John McGowan - Vice President Jack Golden - Vice President Paddy Caffrey - Past President

Kevin Kernan - Director General John Daly - Council Nominee John Byrne - Finance, HR & Corporate Services Manager

The Finance Committee meets monthly to examine the income and expenditure of Engineers Ireland and its adherence to budget, to sanction Capital Expenditure, to deal with all other financial matters and to report on these to the Executive.Key activities during the year were the management of funds regarding the Development Project at head Office. The Committee also reviewed the 2005 Audited Accounts and budget for 200� and submitted these to Council for approval. The Finance Committee also oversees the Pension Fund and the investment in the reserve for future development.

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Ethics & Disciplinary BoardMembership of Engineers Ireland gives members rights and privileges. In return, all members must meet the standards of ethics and conduct set out in our Code of Ethics (November 200� version). Our Code is drawn up with the principles of natural justice in mind and defines relations with colleagues, clients, employers and society in general; environmental and


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social obligations; maintenance and development of professional conduct and standards, and enforcement procedures and disciplinary action. The full Code of Ethics is published on www.engineersireland.ie Where cases of alleged professional misconduct arise, the Ethics & Disciplinary Board, established by Council and charged with promoting, monitoring and enforcing the Code of Ethics, is consulted. During the year, twelve cases were referred to Engineers Ireland. The Ethics & Disciplinary Board met on one occasion during the year, with one Investigative and Disciplinary Panel established as a result of cases referred.In addition, the Appeal Board made a decision on the one case before it, upholding the decision of original Investigative and Disciplinary Panel. This was the first case to be heard by the Appeal Board since the code was revised in November 200�.

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Sean Finlay - Chairman Ciaran Fahy - Vice Chairman Kevin Kernan - Hon Secretary Domhnall Blair, Charlie Campbell, Gerry Cannon, Geraldine Clarke (solicitor), Oliver Feighan, Denis Higgins, John Higgins, Conor Hogan

(Chartered Surveyor), Breege Kilkenny, Gavin Murphy, Diarmuid Murray (Chartered Accountant)Appeal Board

Prof Jane Grimson - Chairman, Past President Pat Hanratty (Senior Counsel) Pat Lynch, Past President

Accreditation of Engineering Education Programmes In fulfilment of its Charter obligations, Engineers Ireland has formally accredited engineering degree programmes in Ireland since 19�2. In 2005, reports on accreditation visits in respect of twenty-six engineering degree programmes were considered by the Accreditation Board, using the new outcomes-based Accreditation Criteria. In February 2005, an International Review Team appointed by the Washington Accord Signatories attended two accreditation visits and a meeting of our Accreditation Board in order to evaluate our accreditation criteria and procedures. The report of the Review Team, which was adopted by the signatories at the 7th Biennial Meeting in Hong Kong, China in June 2005, recommended, without reservation, that Engineers Ireland should continue as a signatory to the Washington Accord for a further six years. During 2005, the Board continued to monitor progress on the


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efforts of Engineers Ireland to have the Level 7 Ordinary BEng title changed to BEngTech by HETAC. Between January and June 2005 there were a number of meetings between the Director General, Kevin Kernan and the CEO of HETAC on this matter. In June 2005 we were informed by HETAC that there was no active proposal in front of the HETAC Council to change the title. In December 2005, at the request of Engineers Ireland, President Anne Butler, Vice-President John McGowan, Director General Kevin Kernan and Registrar Denis McGrath met Mary Hanafin, Minister for Education & Science, to discuss this issue. The Minister undertook to arrange that HETAC would meet with us for further discussions. The Chairman of the Accreditation Board, Prof Don McCloy, participated in an accreditation in the Republic of Korea at the invitation of the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education Korea (ABEEK). As part of our participation in the EUR-ACE project, Prof Cyril Burkley of the University of Limerick represented Engineers Ireland at an accreditation in Turkey.

Accreditation Board:

Prof Don McCloy (Mechanical) - Chairman

Dr Attracta Foley (Civil)

Dr Brendan McCormack (Mechanical)

Dr Brian Foley (Electronic)

Dr Brian Glennon (Chemical)

Prof Charles McCorkell (Electronic)

Prof Fernanda Oliveira (Food)

Dr Gabriel Crean (Electronic)

Liam Hodnett (Civil)

Dr Matt Hussey (Electrical)

Prof Michael Hillery (Manufacturing)

Prof Mike Murphy (Electronic) - (from July 2002)

Michael Buckley (Building Services)

Niamh O’Sullivan (Civil)

Prof Norman Black (Software)

Prof Padraic O’Donoghue (Civil)

Pat McLaughlin (Manufacturing)

Peter Roche (Electrical)

Pierce Pigott (Civil)

Ralph McGuckin (Civil)

Prof Sean McNamara (Mechanical)


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Prof Tom Brazil (Electronic)

Denis McGrath - Registrar

Accreditation Committee for Technicians

& Technologists Committee:

Prof Don McCloy - Chairman

Richard Grainger - Vice Chairman, Accreditation Board

Bill Grimson - Chairman, Membership & Qualifications Board

Michael Higgins - Chairman, Board of Examiners

Paul Sliney - Cork Institute of Technology

Dr Jonathan Fisher - Dublin Institute of Technology (up to August 2005)

John Turner - Dublin Institute of Technology

Maria Kyne - Limerick Institute of Technology

Gerard McMichael - Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Dr Brendan McCormack - Institute of Technology, Sligo

Dr Paula Trench - Athlone Institute of Technology

Dr Pat Phelan - University of Limerick

Larry McNutt - Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown

Kevin Lynch - Institute of Technology, Tralee

John Doyle - Institute of Technology, Carlow

Pat McLaughlin - Institute of Technology, Tallaght

Denis Moran - Waterford Institute of Technology

Denis McFadden - Letterkenny Institute of Technology

Dr Peter Cullen - HETAC Representative (from November 2004)

Dr Dermot Douglas - HETAC Representative (from November 2004)

Denis McGrath - Registrar.

The Committee met on three occasions during the session and made a number of policy proposals to the Accreditation Board.

Dispute ResolutionDr Nael G Bunni – Chairman

Max Abrahamson

Tim Ahern

Tim Bouchier-Hayes

Colm Devine

Hank Fogarty

Gerry Galvin

Geoffrey Hawker

Denis McGrath – Registrar

The President of Engineers Ireland appointed four arbitrators and one conciliator to deal with disputes that arose in the engineering industry in 2005.

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ProgressiveSolutions

Telemedicine is the delivery of medicine at a distance. The concept has been around for many years but has only really begun to develop since the advent of high-definition television, broadband and reliable low-cost devices for collecting biodata. Medical professionals can now conduct a detailed clinical examination remotely with telemedicine applications such as webcams, whilst the patient never has to leave the comfort of their home. Telemedicine is set to revolutionise medical practice over the coming years eliminating barriers to treatment, cutting out unnecessary trips to the hospital and offering better healthcare access with lower costs.

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Promoting Engineering as a Career

STEPS to engineering is managed by Engineers Ireland and is supported by Discover Science & Engineering, the Department of Education & Science, FÁS, and industry.STEPS to engineering (formerly STEPS – Science, Technology & Engineering Programme for Schools) aims to encourage primary and post primary students to explore the world of science and engineering and raise awareness about the exciting challenges and opportunities presented by a career in engineering.In December 2005, the new STEPS to engineering brand and the 2005-200� activity programme was launched by the Minister for Education & Science, Mary Hanafin. The programme has gained substantial credibility with government, industry, media, students, primary & second level teachers and third level academia.

Primary School ActivitiesSTEPS to engineering is working together with Hasbro to bring the STEPS to engineering K’NEX Challenge 200� to schools all over Ireland. The aim of this challenge is to provide primary school children with an introduction to the exciting world of engineering and technology.Following on the success of the 2005 challenge, with 21� primary

schools participating nationwide, the 200� challenge will grow to include over 14,000 pupils from 500 schools around the country. After an introduction from a volunteer engineer, the pupils are set a challenge where they must build a model using K’NEX construction kits to demonstrate their imagination, creativity and ingenuity while working in teams of two which encourages teamwork. The engineer judges the challenge in their local school and the overall winners from each area go forward to compete at the regional final in April or May. This year will involve sixteen regional finals, with the winning team from each going on to represent their school and county at the National Final in the Helix, Dublin in June 200�.The Magical Science & Engineering Show is aimed at students in 4th, 5th and �th class. It aims to create a positive attitude towards science before students go on to second level education. The interactive lecture-demonstration shows how exciting science can be, and how it is an essential part of everyone’s daily life. Demonstrations and experiments touch on all areas of science and engineering including energy, digestion, rate of reaction, acid and base reactions, gases in air and properties of materials. This explosive and energetic show receives fantastic feedback from both teachers and students. As part of the strategic refocus in the 2005-200� programme,

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Engineering the FutureEngineers Ireland is always seeking ways to develop and improve services to members and add value to membership.


STEPS to engineering organised Teacher Education Training. K’NEX challenges were held for both masters and undergraduate courses, reaching over 450 teachers and student teachers. This was incorporated into their practical studies for the Social, Environmental and Scientific Education (SESE) Science Curriculum. The STEPS to engineering K’NEX Challenge is a great way of introducing the Design and Make part of the Primary Science Curriculum.The programme is also working closely with Sue McGrath, our magical science & engineering magician, who is also a physicist, to develop teacher education days for in-service teachers.

Post Primary School ActivitiesThe STEPS to engineering ‘Engineering as a Career’ Student Seminars consist of five to six short presentations on the various disciplines of engineering. STEPS to engineering endeavours to make the presentations as wide ranging as possible and include engineers from all disciplines.The Engineer to School initiative commenced in the 2004-2005 academic year and this year the scheme grew to 250 graduate engineers visiting schools in their locality to talk to the students about the diversity of the engineering profession. STEPS to engineering is working closely with the University

of Limerick again in 200� to bring the interactive week long Engineering Summer Camp to pre leaving certificate students. The programme will allow the exploration of elements of engineering, engineering science, engineering design and fun with mathematics. Students will be given the opportunity to explore possible career options within different engineering fields.STEPS to engineering is also in discussions with other third level faculties to develop further summer engineering camps nationwide.The Engineers Ireland Photographing Engineering Awards started in 2004 and due to their success the categories were expanded in 2005 to include post primary school pupils and teachers.

General EventsSTEPS to engineering sponsor and participate in a number of career exhibitions, Institute of Guidance Councellor (IGC) events and other educational sector events. This year the team, together with Discover Science & Engineering, had a significant presence at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. This exhibition was the beginning of a stronger integration of the STEPS to engineering and Discover Science & Engineering programmes. The two programmes shared stands at the IGC

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Annual Conference and STEPS to engineering sponsored the IEE Faraday Lecture on behalf of both programmes.Since December 2005 several meetings have been held between interested stakeholders to discuss the drop in numbers selecting third level programmes in technology, computer science and electronic engineering. An action group lead by STEPS to engineering, partnering with Discover Science & Engineering, the Irish Computer Society, ICT Ireland and the HEA was set up to progress a campaign to promote the programmes in the run up to the period when Leaving Certificate students can complete their Change of Mind forms before the deadline of July 1st.The group recognised that, by combining resources and energy from each of the participating organisations, really effective initiatives could be progressed and it was agreed to appoint a Market Research Facilitator to help facilitate the identification of the campaign’s key message, the target audiences and the best methods of relaying this message. This activity is underway as of March 200� but already the campaign has commenced and includes: organising as many volunteers with a technology background as possible to attend our Engineers to Schools visits in conjunction with ICT Ireland’s ICT Champions campaign and regular media coverage highlighting the job opportunities in the sector. An Engineering Week is one of the core ideas in Engineers Ireland’s plan to promote the profession. This week will take place in Spring 2007 but pilot activities and focus group discussions will take place in 200�. Hosting a successful Engineering Day at the BA Festival of Science in Dublin in September 2005 also provided good ideas for the future Engineering Week.

Publicity & PromotionWith the re-launch of the STEPS to engineering brand, the new programme included revisiting all promotional and printed materials. The engineering career sheets were updated with Irish language versions also available. The career sheets are free to all schools and were distributed widely, and are available to download from www.steps.ie The STEPS to engineering website www.steps.ie was itself also re-launched in December 2005, with a new look and areas dedicated to primary schools, post primary schools and teachers. The website includes details on college programmes nationwide and the STEPS to engineering calendar of events and activities.

STEPS to engineering SupportersThe value of the STEPS Programme has been formally recognised by Government and is a key element of the national

“Discover Science and Engineering” Programme. In December 2005 Discover Science & Engineering contributed a larger fund to the STEPS to engineering programme and duly recognised the greater integration of both programmes. Continued support by industry for the programme is very important and is vital for the future of the programme. Engineers Ireland is extremely grateful to our 2� sponsor companies for their contribution in supporting the STEPS to engineering programme during 2005-200�. The

success of the STEPS to engineering programme depends greatly on all its volunteer engineers around the country that give up their free time to help out with activities and events organised in their area. Over 500 volunteers supported STEPS to engineering during the 2005-200� academic year. The STEPS to engineering Programme is monitored and supported by a 12-member Steering Committee under the capable stewardship of Professor Charles McCorkell of DCU. The Department of Education & Science provided an additional member to the Steering Committee from March 200� – Senior Inspector Dr Pádraig Kirk. Kevin Kernan, Director General of Engineers Ireland, is a member of the board of Discover Science & Engineering and represents the interests of Engineers Ireland and STEPS to engineering. If you would like more information on STEPS to engineering please contact Margie McCarthy 01-�090244 or Aoife O’Mahony 01-�14001� or email [email protected].

Industry LinksStronger industry linkages were developed throughout the year

– more representatives from industry attended CPD events, new CPD activities attracted wider participation from various sectors e.g. the Innovation conference, STEPS to engineering events took place in industry, STEPS to engineering sponsors and volunteers were very active and the CPD Accreditation Scheme continued to grow in all industries.The Industry Team contributed input to the report Engineering a Knowledge Island and also provided data to the Relevance to Industry Taskforce headed by Past President Paddy Caffrey. The Industry Team focused on developing stronger links with the �rd level sector. A number of meetings were held with the Deans of Engineering in the Universities and the Council of Heads of the Schools of Engineering in the Institutes of Technology. These resulted with a better understanding of each other and a number of new initiatives have developed as a result.For more information on Industry Liaison contact Industry Director Úna Parsons 01-�090225 or email [email protected].

CPD AccreditationEngineers Ireland Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Accreditation Scheme is designed to support lifelong learning, by stimulating and recognising good organisational practice in the area of professional development for engineers and technical staff. In order to achieve CPD Accreditation an organisation mustfulfil 7 criteria. They are:

• Comprehensive CPD Policy • Performance Management System including an individual CPD Needs Analysis

• CPD activity exceeding 5 days per engineer/technician per annum

• Mentoring Programme

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• Involvement with Professional Institutions • Knowledge Management System • Management Control SystemThe CPD Accreditation Scheme for employers ended 2005 by reaching a new landmark with �0 of Ireland’s leading lifelong learning organisations having earned the right to use the distinc-tive “CPD Accredited Company” logo. And such is the demand from “preferred employers” in the engineering sector to have their staff development practices aligned with international best prac-tice that the number of accredited organisations by March 200� has already hit the �� mark with an additional 19� having signed the protocol and working towards accreditation. Reflecting the rate of technical change in all sectors of engineering, organisa-tions involved span both the private and the public sector, ranging from hi-tech ICT to manufacturing with increasing numbers of local authorities and pharmaceutical firms becoming active. The 2nd annual Engineers Ireland CPD Company of the Year Award was won by Boston Scientific Galway at a ceremony held in the Radis-sion SAS St Helen’s Hotel in Dublin on 1�th November 2005. The award recognises companies who have demonstrated clear-cut business benefits arising directly from innovative approaches to CPD for their engineering staff. Boston Scientific Galway is the biggest, single, industrial employer in the west of Ireland and one of the largest health-care companies in Ireland. The company im-plemented a comprehensive CPD programme, which was a criti-cal success factor in the launch of their Taxus Express2 Drug Elut-ing Stent product, which has resulted in net annual sales for the organisation increasing from $2.9 billion to $5.� billion. Declan Slemon, Director of Manufacturing Engineering, Boston Scien-tific, received the perpetual award “The Salmon of Knowledge”, a spectacular piece of Irish bog-oak on behalf of his organisation. Accepting the trophy, Declan said “this is a tremendous achieve-ment for Boston Scientific and we are absolutely delighted with the award. We have put a massive amount of time and resources into developing a comprehensive CPD programme in our Galway plant.” Hewlett Packard Manufacturing Ltd was a close runner up in second place (joint winners in 2004) and BT Ireland took third prize. Airtricity, Bausch & Lomb and the Commission for Com-munications Regulation (Comreg) received ‘highly commended’ awards for the work they did in developing comprehensive CPD programmes for their engineering staff. The CPD Accreditation team spoke at and attended a number of seminars in Ireland and internationally promoting the scheme. Industry Director Úna Parsons spoke at a conference organised by the EU Enterprise & Industry Directorate-General in Luxemburg in the section titled

“Skills shortages - especially measures to overcome lack of skilled technicians & engineers”. She also presented at the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) annual conference

“Knowledge Management – concepts, tools and practices” hosted by Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). A taskforce chaired by Michael Hayden, Chartered Engineer, was set up to investigate the issue of Compulsory CPD. The aims of the taskforce were to look at practice elsewhere, Government attitudes, legal ramifi-cations and what engineers are currently doing/not doing. The

taskforce recommendations were adoped by Council in February 200�:

• The Task Force feels it is not appropriate at this time to have mandatory CPD for the retention of professional titles. This decision is to be reviewed in three years, or earlier if

significant legislative changes occur• Continue to recommend a minimum of 5 days as the appropriate annual level of CPD activity for all members.

• Consideration should be given to modifying the declaration on application forms for membership and for professional

titles to indicate an ongoing commitment of the member concerned to be CPD-active

• Promote CPD more intensively both for employers and individual engineers, particularly those individuals who are self-employed or whose employers are unlikely to avail of the CPD accreditation scheme. Link CPD/ IPD activity

more explicitly to the achievement of the competences re-quired to achieve the professional titles of Engineers Ireland

• Encourage all members to maintain a record of their CPD activity, starting with practicing Chartered Engineers. Give members access to templates for recording CPD, to assist where an employer-designed system is not used or available.

• Increase promotion and publicity concerning Chartered

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Engineers (and the obligations placed on them, e.g. Code of Ethics, committed to being CPD-active etc.) .The support, time and commitment of the members of the CPD Standing Committee and of the CPD Audit Panel who conducted audits all over the country throughout the year is very much ap-preciated. Michael Hayden, former managing director with ESBI continues to provide valuable consultancy to the CPD Accredita-tion team. Progress is monitored by the 14-member CPD standing committee under the direction of chairman and Engineers Ire-land Vice President John McGowan.

CPD Accredited Companies (March 2006)

ABB Ltd (Dundalk)

ABS Production Wexford Ltd.

Airtricity

Analog Devices

Arup Consulting Engineers

Ascon / Rohcon

Aughinish Alumina Ltd

Bausch & Lomb Ireland

Bayer Diagnostics Manufacturing

Boston Scientific Ireland (Cork)

Boston Scientific Ireland - Galway

Bristol Myers Squibb (Swords Labs)

BT

Carl Bro

Clare County Council

Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg)

Defence Forces - Corps of Engineers

Dept of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources

Depuy Johnson & Johnson

Dublin City Council

Eirgrid

ESB Customer Supply

ESB International

ESB Networks

ESB Power Generation

Faber Maunsell

Fahy Fitzpatrick Consulting Engineers

Fehily Timoney & Company

Festo Ireland

GE Security

GlaxoSmithKline

H G L O’Connor & Co Ltd

Honeywell Engines, Systems & Services Ltd

HP European Software Centre (Galway)

HP Inkjet Manufacturing (Leixlip)

IBM International Holdings

Inamed Aesthetics

Intel Ireland

Kirk McClure Morton

Lucent Technologies

Meath County Council

Motorola Ireland

Mouchel Parkman Ltd

Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd

NJ O’Gorman & Associates

Novartis Ringaskiddy Ltd

Office of Public Works

Pettits

Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals

PH McCarthy Consulting Engineers

PJ Hegarty & Sons

Project Management Group

ProsCon

Quinn Group - Manufacturing

Roughan & O’Donovan

RPS Group

TES Consulting Engineers

Thomas Garland & Partners

Tobin Consulting Engineers

UTStarcom Ireland Ltd

VMRA Consulting Engineers

Waterford City Council

WDR & RT Taggart

White Young Green Ireland

Xilinx Ireland

Zenith Technologies Ltd

If you would like to find out more about the CPD Accreditation Scheme please contact Caríosa Kelly 01-�090247 or Aidan Harney 01-�090214 or email [email protected]

CPD Training During 2005 a total of 9� training courses, seminars and Techie Brekkies were organised by the Engineers Ireland CPD Train-ing Team. �,050 delegates attended these events - an increase of �2% over 2004. CPD training events are now carried out in the state-of-the-art 1�0-seater lecture theatre, the conference room, and � other rooms in Clyde Road. In-company courses are also conducted upon request. In 2005, new courses and seminars were introduced in Innovation, Eurocodes and Design for Safety in Construction. A number of CPD events were co-hosted with the Irish Concrete Society, the National Institute of Technology Man-agement (NITM) and the Centre for Project Management (CPM), the Project Management International – Ireland Chapter (PMI),

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FIDIC and David Heslett. Our Divisions and Societies, including the Local Government Division and MEETA – the Maintenance Society, also co-hosted some of the CPD events. Relevant Government Ministers opened five of our seminars during the year. All upcoming CPD events are listed on the website www.engineersireland.ie/coursesAll Engineers Ireland courses and seminars are CPD approved. External organisations and the Regions, Divisions and Societies, can also promote their courses as Engineers Ireland CPD ap-proved. They receive an Engineers Ireland promotional logo if they satisfy certain criteria including:

• relevance to engineering professionals• good technical content• are non-sales related• are taught by qualified trainers• have attendance sheets Engineers Ireland facilitated the granting of Skillnets funding and the setting up of the Engineers Training Network Ltd with the objective of providing training in business development skills for engineering professionals in commercial organisations. The Engineers Skillnet comprises �� companies from a wide range of engineering disciplines including construction, consultancy,

project management, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and ICT. As part of its CPD Programme, Engineers Ireland has set up a Register of Training Providers listing companies who offer rel-evant learning opportunities for our members. The aim is to provide quality training to Engineers Ireland members through identifying Training Companies and Learning Organisations who will offer learning opportunities relevant to the career devel-opment of engineers. Training programmes deemed to be beneficial and of an appropri-ate standard will be promoted to all Engineers Ireland members and the provider is entitled to use the designation and logo “Engi-neers Ireland CPD Registered Training Provider”. We now have nearly 200 training providers that offer courses in both the technical and non-technical arenas and these are listed on our website www.engineersireland.ie/regtrainers and on the wall-mounted scroll in the Education Centre. Technical provid-ers cover all disciplines of engineering including Aeronautical; Biomedical; Biosystems, Agriculture & Food; Building Services; Chemical; Civil; Computer & Software; Electrical; Electronic; Industrial & Manufacturing; and Mechanical. Non-technical pro-viders offer courses covering the key competencies of Manage-ment & Leadership, Project Management, Knowledge of Legisla-tion, Personal Development & Communication, Quality, IT and

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Financial Awareness. The 1st Networking Event of Registered Training Providers and CPD Accredited and Protocol companies was held in Clyde Road in March 200� and proved to be a very popular event for all concerned.Progress and development of CPD Training Activities is moni-tored by the 14-member CPD Standing Committee under the direction of chairperson and Engineers Ireland Vice President John McGowan. The CPD team would like to thank the CPD Standing Committee, the CPD event partners, the in-house and in-company training providers, the companies on the register of training providers and the sponsors for their continued support throughout the year. If you would like to find out more about Engineers Ireland’s training courses, seminars, Techie Brekkies or Register of Training Providers please contact Jimmy Kinahan 01-�090227, Ger Leathem 01-�09022� or Eamonn McHugh 01-�09022� or email [email protected].

Corporate Affiliate MembershipCorporate Membership is aimed at companies and organisations that employ engineering professionals or benefit from their work, and who thus benefit directly or indirectly from the activities of Engineers Ireland. Benefits include use of the Engineers Ireland Corporate Affiliate logo in business communications, formal recognition on a scroll at Engineers Ireland HQ, on the Engineers Ireland website and in the Annual Report. Members also receive a membership plaque for display in their office, copies of Engineers Ireland publications, invitations to the annual supporters dinner (now held during the annual conference), reduced rates and preferential booking on a range of Engineers Ireland events and a host of other benefits listed on the websitewww.engineersireland.ie/corporateaffiliates New members are always welcome to join this membership scheme, which now represents over 100 Corporate Affiliate Members and includes sponsors of the STEPS to engineering programme. Engineers Ireland is extremely grateful to the members for their contribution in supporting and enhancing the engineering profession and its work in Ireland and internationally during 2005. If you would like to find out more about the Corporate Affiliate Membership Scheme please contact Gabby Lynch 01-�090222 or [email protected]

The following is the list of Corporate Affiliate Members as of March 2006:

ABB Ltd

ABM Construction Ltd

All Safe Risk Management & Safety Consultancy Ltd

Alstom Ireland Ltd

Andrew Mannion Structural Engineers

Arup Consulting Engineers

Ascon & Rohcon Ltd

Aughinish Alumina Limited

BOC Gases

Bord Gáis Éireann

Boston Scientific Ireland

Callaghan Engineering

Calor Gas/Teoranta

Camp Dresser & McKee (Ireland) Ltd

Celtic Careers

Cleary Doyle Contracting Ltd

CMI Recruitment

Coffey Construction

Colin Buchanan

CRH plc

D & K Partnership

DBFL Dublin

Dept of Education & Science

Eamonn Hassett & Co Ltd

Eden Precast

EirGrid

Engteck

Environmental Design Partnership

Ericsson

ESB

Executive Benefits Ltd

FÁS

Fehily Timoney & Company

Forfás - Discover Science & Engineering

Fournier Laboratories Ireland Limited

Frank Glennon Ltd

GlaxoSmithKline

GMC Civil & Mechanical Engineering

Greenstar Recycling Holdings Ltd

Griffiths & Armour

Hayes Higgins Partnership

Hays Construction & Property

Hegarty Demolition

Hickey Moynihan Design

Honeywell Turbo Technologies

IBM

IDA Ireland

Insight/Onsite

Intel Ireland

Iona Technologies Plc

Irish Industrial Explosives

Irish Tar & Bitumen

Jacobs Engineering

Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd

John Doyle & Associates

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John Paul Construction Ltd

Joseph Cunningham & Associates Ltd

Kentz Group

Killeshal Precast Concrete Ltd

Kingspan Century Homes

Kingspan Group Plc

Liffey Developments (Dublin) Ltd

Magnum Opus Ltd

Malone O’Regan Consulting Engineers

Manor Park Homebuilders Ltd

MC Building Chemicals Mueller & Partners

Michael McNamara & Co

Michael Punch & Partners Ltd

National Roads Authority

Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd

NSAI

NTR Plc

O2 Ireland

Oasis

O’Connor Sutton Cronin Consulting Civil & Structural Engineers

Omega Financial Management

Pettits

Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceutical Ringaskiddy API Plant

PH McCarthy Consulting Engineers

Pierse Contracting Ltd

Project Management Group

ProsCon

Roadbridge Ltd

Roankabin Manufacturing Ltd

Roche Ireland Ltd

Roger Bullivant Ireland Ltd

RPS Group

Schneider Electric Ireland

Shell

Shirley Engineering Ltd.

SIAC Construction Ltd

SMG Doyle King Consulting Engineers

Stratus Technologies Ireland

T5 Partnership Ltd

Tara Mines Ltd

Tech Skills Resources

Teradyne Ireland Ltd

The O’Reilly Partnership

Tobin Consulting Engineers

Ultratech Ltd

VHI

Wills Bros Ltd

Wyeth Medica Ireland

Xilinx Ireland

Zenith Technologies Ltd

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We live in a world immersed in digital data. It’s now estimated that for each person on the planet over 800 megabytes of data are recorded annually and this figure is doubling every two years. As our volumes of archived data increase exponentially, personal computing needs to become more powerful. Today while we are coming to grips with storing our personal data in gigabytes, the era of the terabyte already beckons and soon we will witness yet another dramatic leap forward in computing capabilities.

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Engineers Ireland is a powerful voice that speaks on behalf of the engineering profession in Ireland, representing as it does some 21,000 engineers. Over the past 12 months, Engineers Ireland has made a number of important submissions to Government, the key comments and recommendations from each of which are summarised earlier in this Report. Copies of the full submissions may be downloaded from www.engineersireland.ie/pubsw Review of the Electricity Sector in Ireland - July 2005w Engineering a Knowledge Island 2020 - October 2005w Budget 200� - November 2005w Establishment of the Dublin Transport Authority - February 200�w Building Control Bill - January 200�w National Development Plan 2007-201� - March 200�

IrishAcademyofEngineeringThe Irish Academy of Engineering is a sister organisation of Engineers Ireland. While it is an independent all-Ireland learned society of the engineering profession, it retains very close links with Engineers Ireland. Liaison meetings between the officers of both organisations take place at regular intervals.The Academy and Engineers Ireland cooperated during 2005 in the production of a major report entitled Engineering a Knowledge Island 2020 sponsored by InterTradeIreland which set a target for the island of Ireland to be in the Top 5 global economies in terms of income per capita by 2020 and made a series of significant recommendations for the engineering profession on the island if this ambitious target is to be reached. The report can be viewed on both the Academy and Engineers Ireland’s website www.iae.ie and www.engineersireland.ie respectively.Officers: Dr Finbar Callanan – President

Patrick J Lynch – Immediate Past President & Hon Treasurer

Michael J Higgins – Hon Secretary

ConstructionIndustryCouncilThe Construction Industry Council, established in February 1991 by the Construction Industry Federation, The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, The Institution of Engineers of Ireland, The Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland, The Society of Chartered Surveyors and The Building Materials Federation, deals with issues of common interest to the construction industry. Representation on the Council is normally the President and Chief Executive of each body or their representatives. Chairman and Secretary roles rotate and were held during 2005 by ACEI.

A major focus in the last year has been issues relating to Health & Safety. Representing Engineers Ireland on the CIC are Past President Peter Langford and Director General Kevin Kernan.The past year has been an extremely busy one for CIC. Much of the focus was on the new forms of contract proposed by Government for construction procurement and engagement of consultants, which will have a major impact on the construction industry. With the active involvement and support of many of our voluntary members, the CIC has been engaged in an extensive series of working groups and meetings with the Government Construction Contracts Committee. These efforts have been made to try to ensure that the proposed contracts are workable, balanced and will achieve Government’s objective of greater cost certainty, while not compromising on quality or value for money. The CIC has also concerned itself with the impact of the new Health & Safety legislation.

ConstructionSafetyRegulations:Joint Engineers Ireland/ACEI Committee:Officers: Kevin Rudden – Chairman

Commitee Vincent Barrett, Paid Cassidy, Derrick Edge, John Egan,

Tom Gorman, Jack Kavanagh, Michael Moriarty,

Terry O’Neill

This joint Engineers Ireland/Association of Consulting Engineers committee continued during the year to keep under review, from the perspective of clients and designers, developments in relation to the Health, Safety & Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations and related legislation. The committee continued to take an active role in reviewing requirements of the relevant sections of the Health & Safety at Work Bill in the first place and subsequently of the 2005 Act. Engineers Ireland together with the ACEI, the RIAI and the SCS had made a detailed written submission to the Minister on the Bill in March 2005 and representatives of Engineers Ireland and the ACEI subsequently met the Minister. Grave concerns were expressed about the unclear, ambiguous and impractical clauses affecting clients and designers as well as contractors. Changes were made to the wording of the Bill but regrettably without any discussion, and that alternative wording has passed into the 2005 Act and introduced its own ambivalence and lack of clarity. At the time of writing, discussions continue in relation to client and designer’s duties under proposed revised regulations and their official guidelines. It is to be hoped that these discussions may shed light

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on the relevant intentions behind the new Act.The intensive full day training course for designers based on the guidance manual “Designing for Safety in Construction” published jointly by Engineers Ireland, ACEI and RIAI in 200�, was developed under the aegis of the committee. This gives designers guidance on taking account of the general principles of prevention as required by the 2001 Regulations. It is the only such course in the country. Both Engineers Ireland and ACEI organised courses around the country, which proved to be very popular. Successful attendees were awarded a Designing for Safety in Construction” (DSC) Certificate. However, the committee had to advise Engineers Ireland and ACEI to suspend the course because of confusion over the relevant sections of the 2005 Safety Health & Welfare at Work Act as noted above and until definitive legal advice is received on what duties, if any, are imposed on the permanent works designers by the new Act. Resolution appears unlikely before the proposed new regulations and their guidelines are also finalised. Engineers Ireland and the other professional bodies were unconvinced of the validity of research (in respect of its findings in regard to clients and their designers) in a report “An Examination of Duty holder Responsibilities: Fatal Construction Accidents 1997–2002”, commissioned and published by the HSA. The professional bodies commissioned a review of the data collection and analytical methodologies of the report from Prof Gerry Byrne, Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at UCD, which was sent to the HSA and published on the Engineers Ireland website. As reported previously, Engineers Ireland and others have drawn to the attention of the HSA concerns in respect of the terms of reference and procedures under which its committees such as the Construction Advisory Committee (CAC) carry out their business. As we go to press, these have yet to be addressed and resolved.

ForumfortheConstructionIndustryThe Forum for the Construction Industry (FCI) was set up jointly by Government and the construction industry mainly to implement the recommendations of the Strategic Review Committee (SRC) Report published in 1997. Engineers Ireland representatives have been active contributors in the SRC and FCI committees, both of which have done valuable work.The main focus of the FCI in the past year has been on discussing the process for dealing with the proposed new forms of construction contracts and the new conditions of engagement

of construction consultants that were tabled by the Government Construction Contracts Committee (GCCC) representatives back in April 2005. This follows on from the government decision to reform construction procurement by introducing lump sum fixed price contracts tendered on a competitive basis as the norm for construction and construction related services. The detailed discussions on the new forms of contract have taken place separately with the GCCC through a series of working groups made up of industry representatives. Arising from those discussions some amendments have been agreed to the draft construction contracts and conditions of engagement, however specific provisions remain which assign onerous (and arguably unbearable) risks / responsibilities on contractors and consultants alike. High-level discussions have also taken place directly with the Department of Finance to highlight industry concerns about the lack of meaningful consultation in the process, and to outline the potential impact of untried, untested and inequitable contracts on a vital component of Ireland’s economy.As we go to press, discussions related to the forms of contract are still ongoing. At the meeting in April 200�, it was agreed to review the terms of reference for the Forum to ensure ongoing relevance. Submissions on this will be invited from relevant parties over the summer period.Engineers Ireland / ACEI Representative: Frank LeeObserver Status: Peter Langford, Kevin Kernan

InternationalAgreements:The Director General and Registrar participated in the 7th Biennial Meetings of the Washington, Sydney and Dublin Accords and the meetings of the EMF and ETMF Accords, in Hong Kong, China in June 2005. The Japanese Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE) was admitted as a full member and ABEEK (nominated by Ireland and Australia) and the Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan were admitted as provisional members.

FEANI-EUBill Grimson, Chairman of Engineers Ireland’s Membership & Qualifications Board, as member of the European Monitoring Committee (EMC) which grants the Eur Ing title, attended five meetings of the Committee up to December 2005. The EU Directive on the Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications was adopted by the European Parliament on 7th

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September 2005. The project entitled EUR-ACE, Accreditation of European Engineering Programmes and Graduates, was completed and a report presented to the EU Commission in December 2005.

CLAIU-EUOn behalf of Engineers Ireland, now a full member of the Liaison Committee of the Associations of University Graduate Engineers of the European Union (CLAIU), the Registrar attended two meetings of its Executive Board in 2005.

CIGRÉOfficers: Paul Smith - Chairman

Eamonn Duggan – Hon Secretary

Commitee W Cassidy, D Healy, M Keane,

P Lynch (Engineers Ireland Representative),

T Moloney, M Mackey, G O’Callaghan,

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CIGRÉ (Conseil Internationale des Grands Réseaux Électriques, the International Council on Large Electric Systems) is the leading worldwide organisation on electric power systems, covering their technical, economic, environmental, organisational and regulatory aspects.

The Irish National Committee acts as liaison between the members in Ireland and the wider CIGRÉ organisation. CIGRÉ has �� individual and � collective members in Ireland. The Committee Chairman, Paul Smith, is also a member of the Administrative Council of CIGRÉ. This is the principal body governing the affairs of CIGRÉ. One major initiative being pursued at present is to make the very large resource of Technical Information within CIGRÉ more readily available to members through the internet. Joint Symposium with UK National Committee, Dublin, September 2005 A one-day symposium on ‘Renewable Energy Sources – their Integration and Development’ jointly organised by Irish and UK National committees of CIGRÉ was held in Dublin in September 2005. Papers were presented by a number of prestigious speakers including Mr. Paul Frederik Bach (Energinet.dk, Denmark) Colin Bayfield (Scottish Power), Dr. Lewis Dale, (National Grid, UK) and Professor Goran Strbac (Imperial College, London). This was the first CIGRÉ event to be organised jointly by the UK and Irish national committees, was well attended with over 1�0 participants and was very successful. The possibility of having other joint events in future is being examined. Symposium on power systems with dispersed generation, Athens, Greece, April 2005. Two papers from Ireland were presented at an international symposium in Athens in April, both dealing with the development and implications of the Grid Code for wind:

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One paper has been submitted from Ireland for the CIGRÉ 200� session in Paris in August/September:Transmission Network Planning in an Open Market Environment” A. Sleator, N.Ameijenda, Y. Coughlan, J. Kelliher, K. Matthews, all from ESB National Grid.

Study Committees

The technical activities of CIGRÉ, including the biennial conference, off-year symposia, publication of technical brochures and the journal Electra are organised through 1� Study Committees. Ireland is represented on twelve of the Study Committees - this level of representation from a small country such as Ireland is a tribute to the high quality of contributions made by Irish CIGRÉ members. Much of the work of the Study Committees is delegated to Working Groups. Ireland has up to 22 Members active in working groups and task forces at any one time. Further information on CIGRÉ can be found at www.cigre.org, or on the committee’s website: www.engineersireland.ie/cigreThe committee website is hosted by Engineers Ireland.

CIGR(InternationalCommissionofAgriculturalEngineering)

Professor Da-Wen Sun, Biosystems Engineering, University College Dublin, served as chairman of the 1st International Symposium of CIGR Section VI in Beijing, China in 2004. The

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symposium received 25� papers from �0 countries and regions, and attracted 2�� participants, with 97 from outside China. After the conference, he and Dr Jackie Zheng (Biosystems Engineering, UCD) served as Guest Editors to a special issue “Progress on Bioproducts Processing and Food Safety” in the Journal of Food Engineering which contains 25 papers presented at the conference. He is also serving as chairman of the 200� CIGR International Symposium on the Future of Food Engineering to be held in Warsaw, Poland. Professor Da-Wen Sun has been invited to serve as the coordinator for the “Processing & Post Harvest Technology and Logistics” session for the XVI CIGR World Congress in September 200� in Bonn, Germany.

TheInternationalWaterAssociationOfficers: Tom Leahy – Chairman

Commitee Liam Coughlan, Danny O’Connor, Kerry O’Sullivan

The International Water Supply Association (IWA) is a global network of water professionals, spanning the continuum between research and practice and covering all facets of the water cycle, with its headquarters in London (www.iawq.org.uk). The committee of the Irish Branch provides a primary point of contact for information transfer and networking for those interested in the development of water and water related services in Ireland. During the last year discussions have taken place with the London Headquarters to see how the Irish Branch could improve it’s service to members and link in with Engineers Ireland activities. Comments from members would be welcome on this topic.Current issues and items dealt with during the session include:-Developing sustainable water resources throughout Ireland but with particular reference to developments in the Dublin Region with its dramatically increasing population. This presents an enormous challenge and a capital investment programme of over €1bn has been identified by Government to meet this challenge. Looking ahead to the further requirements for water resources, a feasibility study is being undertaken to determine if the River Shannon is a feasible source for the drinking water needs of the Dublin Region and a Strategic Environmental Assessment is under way. There is a continued focus on water conservation nationally. Major initiatives are under way in terms of replacing old assets and also in metering all non-domestic properties. In the Dublin Region a €120m project has commenced to replace many of the old water mains and further reduce leakage.Perhaps the most challenging aspect is the integration of the Water Framework Directive into our integrated water management practices. In this context, the IWA DipCon 200� conference in UCD, covering diffuse pollution and river basin management was an outstanding success and has now fed into the work of consultants laying the foundation for river basin management plans. Characterisation Reports for all river basin catchments in Ireland, the first stage of identifying risks to the water resources

of Ireland, was presented to the EU in March 2005.The objective of the committee for next year is to foster closer working relationships with the IWA and to strengthen links between IWA and Engineers Ireland. In this context, it is particularly noteworthy that the joint launch in 2004 of the highly respected updated third edition of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, in parallel with the Bonn Charter for Safe Drinking Water, marked a critical milestone in the provision of updated worldwide practice advice on the provision of high quality water supplies. The WHO Guidelines are recognised as the pre-eminent source of worldwide authoritative advice on provision of safe drinking water and the Bonn Charter was developed in parallel by senior water professionals from regulatory authorities, water companies and research institutions across the world. It compliments the WHO Guidelines by providing a high level framework designed for decision makers, which summarises the governance, institutional and operational arrangements that are basic requirements for managing water supplies. Both the WHO Guidelines and Bonn Charter emphasise a new approach to managing drinking water quality in a holistic and systematic basis in which risks from source to tap are identified and mitigated – it will provide greater surety in the provision of drinking water and is a very positive contribution by the IWA to the sustainable use of water resources.

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NewFrontiers

Groundbreaking advances in transport engineering will enable trains to travel at half the speed of sound. Magnetic levitation (maglev) technology uses electro-magnets that enable trains to float above tracks, eliminating friction between train and track. Proto-type trains are already reaching world record speeds of 581 km per hour. If a maglev train ran between Dublin and Cork, it would complete the journey in about thirty minutes.

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Engineers Ireland is a key player in disseminating information to the profession and the public at large on new policies, innovation and technological advances. This is achieved to a great extent through our Sectors – Regions, Divisions and Societies – all of whom have representation on the Governing body, Council, and on the Liaison Committee. The Liaison Committee meets on a regular basis to assist in the dissemination of knowledge and experience and to provide opportunities for cross fertilisation of ideas, which is particularly useful in the preparation of the annual programmes of events for the sectors. It also acts as a conduit between the Sectors and Council, Secretariat and Editorial Board. During the session, three meetings were held. Vice President John McGowan acted as Chairman and Damien Owens (ICT Division) acted as Hon Secretary and reported following each meeting to Council. Throughout the year the sectors are supported by both Róisín Moir 01-�0902�9 and Gabby Lynch 01-�090222. Four of our Regions – West, Thomond, North East and Midland

- operated with Focal Centres. For further information on the Sector Liaison Committee contact Úna Parsons 01-�090225.

Divisions&Societies:

Engineers Ireland is divided into Divisions for Engineering Science, to cater for our members’ diverse interests and specialties. A full range of papers, lectures, courses and seminars is organised by the Divisions and Societies providing a forum for members to network, learn and exchange views. Members can affiliate themselves to up to three Divisions/Societies and are notified

electronically of upcoming events. For the latest information and contact details, you should regularly check the website www.engineersireland.ie where up to date news on all our events are posted.

AcademicSociety:Officers: Mike Murphy - Chairman Con Sheehan - Vice Chairman Bob Lawlor - Hon Secretary Mary Sharp - Hon Treasurer Gerard McMichael - Liaison Committee Representative

The Academic Society of Engineers Ireland was established in early 2005 to bring together the many engineers in academia. Although from different engineering colleges and different engineering disciplines, engineers in academia are involved with the same educational issues. The Academic Society is a society for all third-level educators involved in the formation and continuing education of engineers in all recognised engineering disciplines in Ireland. The Society aims to further the quality of the engineering profession in Ireland by providing leadership in engineering education. The work of this new Society in 2005 was to establish itself, develop and agree terms of reference, elect its committee members and to agree a work plan for the remainder of 2005 and 200�. It has succeeded in each of these. Consequently, the Society can now work towards its 200� goals. One such goal of the Academic Society is to promote the publication of academic engineering papers in The Engineers Journal, following a peer-

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review process. Several fine examples of peer-reviewed papers have already been published in The Engineers Journal. A second goal of the Society is to establish workshops, symposia and seminars on topics relevant to engineering academics. Three such workshops are planned for 200�. Finally, the Society proposes to review and comment on how Irish engineering education can continue to produce the engineers, technologists and technicians of the future that Ireland needs to sustain its development.

Agricultural&FoodEngineeringDivision:Committee: Seamus Kerr - Chairman Ryan Byrne - Vice Chairman Siobhan Cunningham - Hon Secretary Des Lehane - Hon Treasurer Deirdre O’Shea - PRO

As in previous years the Division’s objective has been to offer members opportunities for learning and networking and to increase the relevance of the Division and Engineers Ireland in their career. Events were designed to be of relevance to members and non-members alike. The programme included a student visit to Guinness Ireland at St James’ Gate and covered topics such as

“A strategic Overview of the Handling and Disposal of Sludge” and “Energy Savings using Evaporative Cooling, and Control of Legionnaires’ Disease”. As a Division representative and as a representative of Engineers Ireland, the Chairman attended

meetings with the Department of Health sub-committee on Legionnaires’ Disease and a cross-border conference run by the cross border “Cooperation and Working Together” (CAWT). The conference dealt with Legionnaires’ disease outbreak detection, outbreak management, investigation of single cases and steps in outbreak investigations. At our Christmas event “Engineers Tell Their Story” a presentation was made to Prof Paul McNulty who retired in 2005. Prof McNulty is a strong supporter of Engineers Ireland and a founder of the Division.

BiomedicalEngineeringDivision:

Officers: Richard Reilly - Chairman Barry Dolan - Vice Chairman John Mahady - Hon SecretaryCommittee: Rebecca Beck, Triona Lally, John McGivney, Tim McGloughlin, Garrett McGuinness, Patrick Pentony

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is valued annually at $1�4bn. The Irish biomedical sector directly employs 2�,000 with an additional 40,000 indirectly employed. As a result of this activity, Ireland annually exports $�bn. Engineers and professionals working in technical roles within the Irish biomedical sector require representation, recognition, networking opportunities and professional development. The aim of the focus group was to see how Engineers Ireland would be the obvious organisation to fill these requirements. The other major event was the parallel session dedicated to Biomedical Engineering at the Annual Conference. This �-hour session consisted of a keynote talk by Peter Walsh, VP Medtronic, the fourth Engineers Ireland Biomedical Engineering Medal award and a high level discussion on integrated healthcare delivery. The Biomedical Engineering Medal attracted 11 six-page submissions this year. An international panel reviewed these and three finalists were selected to present their work at the Conference. An honorarium of €1,000, sponsored by Medtronic AVE, was awarded along with the medal. Also at the conference a high level discussion on the theme of “Shaping and Innovating Healthcare: - delivering patient focused healthcare” with speakers: Peter Walsh, VP Medtronic Vascular; Prof Joachim Nagel, IFMBE; Prof Patrick Prendergast, Director

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of Trinity College Bioengineering Centre; Dr Paddy Cafferey, Past President Engineers Ireland; Sharon Higgins, Director IMDA; Dr Jimmy Sheehan, Blackrock Clinic; Oliver Tattan, CEO VIVAS Health. A presentation on Biomedical Engineering was developed for use at the STEPS to engineering roadshow and this presentation was used by a number of our committee at STEPS to engineering events during the year.

Chemical&ProcessEngineeringDivision:Committee: Brian Glennon - Chairman John O’Shea - Vice Chairman Dermot Malone - Hon Secretary Michael Egan - Membership Officer

Following a similar approach in previous years, the focus of the Division has been on the organisation and co-hosting of various events. The committee would welcome suggestions from Divisional members for topics for events for the coming year. Members are reminded that the success of the Division depends entirely on their input. In particular, there is need for greater participation in the Committee from among the members to ensure that its activities can continue and develop.

CivilEngineeringDivision:

Officers: John Daly - Chairman Angela Grady - Vice Chairman Adrian Duffy - Hon Secretary

Committee: Murt Coleman, Padraig Doyle, Malcolm Edger, Willie Horgan, Brian Kavanagh, John McCarthy, Sean McEoin, Michael MacCartaigh

The Civil Division Committee aims to be a link between the societies that are associated with civil engineering - Geotechnical, Water & Environment and Roads & Transportation. The Division promotes the lectures of the three societies and arranges lectures that fall outside of their remit. During the session a successful seminar was held on the Durability of Concrete in Wastewater Structures with a number of eminent lecturers from Germany and Poland who have undertaken detailed research into the problem. There are a number of significant current issues that are of concern to the Division - new Government Construction Contracts, the Building Control Bill, new Health & Safety Regulations and the formulation of a new National Development Plan. Murt Coleman is a member of ECCE - European Council of Civil Engineers - and represents Engineers Ireland on its Executive Committee. The Division has plans to have two lectures on new EU procurement regulations and marina design. Plans are also in train with the Roads & Transportation Society and the National Roads Authority to hold a Road Engineering Course over a number of modules toward the end of the year.

Electrical&ElectronicDivision:

Officers Jim Dowling - Chairman Jerry O’Dwyer - Vice Chairman Kevin Connolly - Secretary Anne Trotter - Council Representative Kieran Egar - Liaison Committee Representative Peter Lynch - IEI Representative on Irish Committee of CIGRE Committee: Jimmy Cullen, Brendan Keane, Fergus Keane, Jock McEvoy, Cormac Madden, Liam Mulligan, Noel O’Riordan, Cecil Scully

The programme for the session was developed to cover the wide scope of the Division and to provide topics of interest to the Division’s 5,500 members. Topics covered during the year included “Wind Generation in Ireland - Past and Future Technical Challenges”, “The Development and Management of Contracting in ESB Networks”, “Broadband Access Success in the Second Wave – WiMax”, “Dublin Port Tunnel - the Electrical Engineer’s Contribution”, “Latest Technology Electrical Generation in Spain and Northern Ireland”, “Air Traffic Management Systems” and “Safety Management Systems in ESB Networks”. Two of the lectures were joint collaborations with IEE’s Irish Branch. The quality of presentations was excellent evidenced by the numbers attending. Because of development work in Clyde Road presentations up to the end of 2005 were held in the UCD Engineering School. The Division very much appreciates the

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support of the staff of UCD Engineering School for their support and help in providing the facilities for the programme.The seminar planned for May 2005 had to be cancelled because of insufficient take up which was disappointing, as a first class panel of speakers had been arranged and the environmental theme should have had wide appeal. It was however decided that it should be kept on the Division’s radar and it is hoped to run it on a future occasion.

Energy-EnvironmentDivision:

Officers: Gerry Duggan - Chairman Donal Kissane – Vice Chairman Pat Naghten - Sector Liaison Cian O’Riordan – Hon Secretary

During the session, the Energy-Environment Division has sought to promote informed discussion amongst engineers and the wider audience on the critical energy and environmental developments that are facing our nation. To this end a number of presentations were organised addressing the supply of fossil fuels, including “Security of Energy Supply and the Role of the Corrib Field Development”, “Developments in the Irish Gas Industry”,

“Natural Gas – A Secure Energy for the Future” and “Outlook for Oil Refining”. Renewable energy technologies represent an important alternative source of energy and presentations were arranged on “Irish Wave Atlas”, “Biomass to Energy Conversion Technologies” and “Support Mechanisms for Renewable Energies”. The Directive on Energy Performance in Buildings has resulted in a number of presentations on implementing energy labelling and on low energy design. These presentations have been promoted in conjunction with other Divisions and Regions as well as CIBSE, the Energy Institute and RIAI.

Fire&SafetyDivision:

Officers: Kevin Vallely - Chairman Brian Murphy - Hon Secretary Michael P Lyons - Liaison Committee Representative Brian Power - Council Representative

Committee: Dan Fitzgerald, Colm Traynor, David O’Connor, Poitr Smardz, John Comey, Ger Buckley.

The Fire & Safety Division focussed on four key and very topical areas during the year in their programme - Safety Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005, Risk Assessment Methodologies in Health & Safety Management, Railway Safety Programme - The Level Crossing Programme and Road Safety. The primary focus of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 is the prevention of workplace accidents and legislation aims to prevent death and injury in the workplace and to establish the duties of employers and workers alike. It also sets out the responsibilities of other parties such as the designers of workplaces and work equipment and the suppliers of goods for use in the workplace. The use of intoxicants, employee’s medical fitness for work, penalties upon conviction and the introduction of ‘on the spot fines’ were also covered. The requirement to identify hazards and assess risks is a fundamental feature of modern day Health and Safety Management – an area in which many engineers are employed. However, the complex nature of the workplace can present considerable challenges in fully meeting this requirement, in particular selecting and applying the appropriate range of controls. This lecture reviewed the legislative background to risk assessment, the guidance available from the Health & Safety Authority on approaches to risk assessment. More detailed approaches to risk assessment such as Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA), Event Tree Analysis (ETA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) were also reviewed. The main objective of the level crossings programme is to close the high risk rated level crossings. The programme itself is a very good example of a multi-annual rolling programme which often requires significant management in the early years, e.g. to

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engage with the land owner/crossing user to determine the most appropriate solution for all parties. The Road Safety presentation highlighted how engineers can improve road safety in this country, an issue that affects everyone. It dealt with motorcyclists, inexperienced drivers, seatbelts, speed and speeding, drink driving, driver fatigue, and hazard perception.

GeotechnicalSociety:

Officers: Derek Luby – Chairman Wyatt Orsmond – Hon Secretary Peter Rutty – Hon Treasurer Brendan O’Kelly – PRO Sean Mc Eoin – Liaison Committee Representative

Committee: Ronnie Creighton, Eric Farrell, Trevor Orr, Paul Quigley

The Geotechnical Society of Ireland (GSI) currently has 79 members, 2� of whom are non Engineers Ireland members. GSI will be represented at the upcoming European Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (EYGEC) in Croatia and has submitted a number of technical papers for the XIV European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Ground Engineering to be held in Madrid in

2007. The GSI continues to contribute to the Geotechnical Trust Fund, which awards a number of research postgraduates through a fund established following the IX ECSMGE held in Dublin in 19�7. GSI promotes the development of geotechnical engineering in Ireland by encouraging speakers at evening talks to prepare technical papers which can be accessed via the Society’s pages on the Engineers Ireland website. During the session, topics covered included “Development of Shaft Friction on Driven Piles”, “Monitoring for Wind Turbine Foundation Behaviour”, “Redevelopment of Sir John Rogerson’s Quay”, “Failures in Ground Engineering”, “Soil Stabilisation for Residential And Commercial Developments”, “Geotechnical Aspects of the N2 Carrickmacross By-pass” and “Ground Structure Interaction – Does the Answer Lie in the Soil?”.

Members have also been actively involved in the development of Eurocode 7 at both national and European level and it is expected that the Ground Investigation Specification will finally be published before the end of the year. A seminar on recent experience of soft ground construction in Ireland is tentatively scheduled for Autumn 200�.

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HeritageSociety:

Officers: Dr Ron Cox - Chairman Niall Torpey - Hon Secretary

Committee: Michael Carew, John Gwynn, Dr Roy Johnston, James Martin, Jock McEvoy, William Roe, Prof W G Scaife

The Heritage Society continues to promote an understanding and appreciation of the past achievements of engineers and allied professions. The four papers during the session attracted large and diverse audiences reflecting the varied topics presented.

• From stepping stones to cable-stay: some Irish bridges in fact, fantasy and folklore. By Paul Duffy

• Restoration/Refurbishment of the Slatty and Belvelly Rail Viaducts. By Peter Muldoon

• Nuclear power – a brief history. By Frank Turvey• Engineering Ireland: how some of our foremost engineers

shaped the country. By Ron CoxJoint meetings were held with the Civil, Electrical & Electronic, Energy, and Structures & Construction Divisions, the Project Management Society, and the Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland. The Heritage Society noted and approved of the transfer during the year of engineering archival material from the library in Clyde Road to the care of the Irish Architectural Archive at 45 Merrion Square, Dublin. Members may access the archives at the IAA during normal office hours.

ICTDivision:Officers: Damien Owens – Chairman & Council & Liaison Representative Conor Olden - Vice Chairman Dominic Morrissey – Hon Secretary Joe Fitzpatrick - PRO Barry Reynolds – FITCE Liaison

Committee: Mike Geraghty, David Heeran, Ken Jones, Tom Malone, Eamonn McQuade, Tom O’Dwyer, Pat O’Sullivan, Eamon Walshe

The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Division represents an industry sector that is key to economic development in Ireland. The sector includes manufacturing (PCs, printers) and services (software development) and accounts for over 11% of GDP as well as a high proportion of exports. The manufacturing sector is undergoing a period of global consolidation with some plant closures in Ireland (Saehan Media and NEC). These closures are anomalies in an otherwise vibrant sector and a number of initiatives are underway with Engineers Ireland, HEA and ICT Ireland to boost the image of the ICT sector to potential new graduates. The increase to a more knowledge-based economy is benefiting the sector - many of the new companies in the sector are entirely knowledge based and investing heavily in people - Google, Bell Labs Research in Dublin. The Knowledge Ireland 2020 report highlights the sector as a key growth area. Over 70% of the ICT Division

membership is under �5 years of age and �0% are based in Dublin, Galway and Limerick - representing the clusters of ICT activity nationally. Events during the year included speakers from Bell Labs (New Jersey), Siemens (Germany) and local speakers from Cisco, E-Net and Huawei and covered topical issues such as Broadband provision in Ireland, Internet Protocols and Wi-Max technologies. To increase relevance to the widest audience possible, the ICT Division liaises with other organisations such as SAG Ireland, Softtest Ireland, Irish Internet Association, IEE and FITCE. While many of the workers in the sector are not engineers, the recent re-branding and introduction of new membership categories, for which the ICT Division has lobbied, will increase the attractiveness of Engineers Ireland to a broader but relevant audience. The ICT parallel session at Conference 200� positions Engineers Ireland in an extremely positive light within the sector.

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LocalGovernmentDivisionOfficers: Michael Dolly - Chairman Adrian Conway - Vice Chairman David Keyes – Hon Secretary Vicky Murphy – Hon Treasurer Aoife Lawler - PRO Gerry Dornan - Liason Officer Máire Ní Chionna - Council Representative

The past year has been a busy and important year for the Division where issues of particular importance to Local Authority engineers were highlighted with Senior Management, Engineers Ireland and the DOEHLG with meetings held to discuss and resolve these issues. The Division plans to meet with the DOEHLG on an annual basis to discuss relevant issues and foster a good working relationship. During the year the Division met on six occasions. The meetings were well attended with good representation from most Local Authorities. Three successful evening lectures were held – “The Role and Duties of the Local Authority Engineer in relation to Safety Health and Welfare Legislation”, “Cliffs of Moher Interpretative Centre Project” (jointly with the Thomond Region) and “Willow Based Bio-filtration – Applications and Use in Ireland” (jointly with the Water & Environmental Engineering Society). Rather than host its own Annual Seminar, the Division decided this year to participate in the Annual Conference

where it organised the successful Local Government Parallel Session - “Waste Management in Ireland” - where the Division was instrumental in devising the theme, structure and speakers. The Industrial Relations Sub-Committee, which represents the Division at ongoing meetings with the LGMSB and in any other industrial relations issues, was actively involved in the ongoing issues of the ‘BLG Joint Working Group’ and also in discussions regarding amendments to the qualifications requirements for Local Authority Engineers. Engineers Ireland management and members of the LGD met with the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government (DOEHLG) to discuss concerns at the introduction of the Amendments to the Qualifications for Local Authority Engineers. The Division looks forward to building on the success of the 2005-200� session.

Mechanical&ManufacturingDivision:Officers: John Vickery - Chairman Phil Merry - Vice Chairman Dermot Brabazon – Hon Secretary Declan Lyons - Events SecretaryCommittee: Matt Cotterell, David FitzPatrick, John Fitzpatrick, John Geraghty, Tony Kay, Brendan Murphy, Nathan QuinlanYoung members: Alan Drew, Behnam Heidari, Joseph Horan, Ronan Kelehan, Paula Moore, Padraig Timoney

The Division is pleased to report a successful year with seven lecture presentations and two symposia. The year got off to a successful start with the IMechE Presidential Address by Andrew Ives whose trip to Ireland included a site visit to Timoney Technology in Co Meath prior to the Address and Dinner in the plush surroundings of the 1�� Club at DCU. Three new members joined the committee this year, Matt Cotterell of CIT, Nathan Quinlan of NUIG, and Tony Kay of UL. This new diversity of membership allowed for the first time three of the Division’s presentations to be held outside of Dublin. The first of these, in Cork, was by Jerry Larkin and was a timely update on the important area of maintenance in process engineering. Gerry O’Neill presented successful strategies on another important manufacturing issue

- the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing - in March. The Chairperson of the Railway Division of the IMechE gave his annual address in January in Clyde Road. Other events held included presentations on “Aerodynamic Challenges in the Aerospace Industry”, “Energy Management” and “Engineering Experimentation in Space”. The committee achieved its start of year objective in holding more events outside Dublin. The YM’s Speak out for Engineering competition was successfully run in UCD with attendance at the lecture in the region of 50, indicating the high level of interest in the distinguished presenters and their topics. The committee is grateful for the support of IMechE’s Regional Manager David Barrett, the staff of IMechE and of Engineers Ireland who have been of great assistance in the distribution of information and communication with members. In addition, the support and contribution of the committee members should be recognised and their input and enthusiasm noted.

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MEETA:Officers: Robbie O’Connor - Chairman John Coleman - Vice Chairman Jerry Larkin – Hon Secretary Catherine Sheehy – Finance Officer

Committee: S Bambury, B Barry, L Borla, S Clune, J Conway, D Desmond, P Duke, A Fairman, C Geraghty, J Healy, S Hennessy, J Lancaster, B Maguire, R Moody, T Nation, M Nee, J O’Brien, R O’Neill, K O’Reilly, E Plunkett, P Walsh

MEETA, The Irish Maintenance Society, is concerned with both the promotion of excellence and facilitating best practice in Maintenance and Asset Management. These aspirations have been reflected in the activities of the session, highlights of which include the MEETA Annual Conference where a large audience heard Irish and International speakers on the topics of latest developments and best practice. At the Annual Maintenance Project Awards, there was a noted increase in the number of entries and a new category for �rd Level Students. A very successful seminar on Benchmarking was held where EFNMS (the umbrella body of European Maintenance Societies) presented latest European benchmark indices to a capacity audience. The level of activity and the commitment of its members is testament to the wellbeing of MEETA. However,

there is need to identify further opportunities and to this end a new Strategy Plan was developed in January 200� where goals and objectives have been set aligned very much to those of the organisation overall. Plans are under way for another active session in 200�-2007 with bi-monthly meetings to organise events.

ProjectManagementSociety:

Officers: Dr Trevor Orr - Chairman Cathal Masterson – Hon Secretary Joe O’Gorman - IEI Liaison Committee Representative Catherine Sheehy – Finance Officer

Committee: Brian Clare, Peter Forde, Etienne Pople, Stephen Smith

Successful engineering depends on good project management that minimises the risk in engineering projects and delivers projects to the required standard, within budget and on time. The Project Management Society provides a programme of lectures, normally on Tuesday evenings, to demonstrate the application of project management principles in the different areas and aspects of engineering to keep members informed of good practice and new developments in the practice of project management. This year three of the six lectures presented related to the management of railway infrastructure projects, reflecting the significant increase

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in investment in this sector in recent times. The other lectures provided a more detailed understanding of two critical areas, which project managers are increasingly requiring to understand. For the first time the society had a member of the legal profession addressing us on how project managers get sued. This lecture was presented in Dublin and also in Cork and was very well attended. Our final lecture on the use of information technology to provide more effective project management gave an excellent grounding on this topic for project managers and was also well attended. Where possible the Project Management Society has been very keen to co-host and jointly promote lectures and during the year collaborated with the Fire and Safety Division, the Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland and The Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. Another activity of the Project Management Society during the session has been its involvement in the Engineers Ireland Annual Conference in The Burlington Hotel on 2� and 27 April 200�. The Project Management Society organised one of the parallel sessions on the first day. This session entitled “Risk Management

- A Tool for All Seasons” was chaired by Tim Brick, Dublin’s Deputy City Engineer and divided into three parts - Procurement of Public sector Projects & Management of Risk, Project Risk Management – an interactive session and Case Histories of Major Road and Gas Pipeline Schemes.

Roads&TransportationSociety:

Officers: Will Horgan - Chairman Joe Seymour - Vice Chairman John McCarthy - Hon Secretary & Liaison Peter Monahan - PRO

Committee: Matt Cotterell, David FitzPatrick, John Fitzpatrick, John Geraghty, Tony Kay, Brendan Murphy, Nathan Quinlan

The programme of events for the year has been strong again with lectures on a wide range of Road & Transportation topics. Included were some of the largest projects in the state. Lecture topics covered were “Intelligent Transportation Systems, NRA Experience”, “Road PPPs – The Experience (Dundalk Western Bypass)”, “Transport Needs of a Growing Economy, An Economist’s Viewpoint”, “Developing Light Rail & Metro for Dublin”, “The Upgrade of the M50 in the context of an integrated approach to transportation in Dublin”, “Demand Management Strategies”, “Buses & Integrated Ticketing” and “Dublin Port Tunnel”. All were well attended and generated lively debate. The programme also included a seminar on Traffic Management of Roadworks. During the session, the Society contributed to Engineers Ireland’s response to the Government’s Transport 21 plan - its implementation as well as plans to set up a new Dublin

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Transportation Authority. The Society has also contributed to the roads course. In the coming session, the Society hopes to build on its continued success and keep members abreast of the latest developments in the Roads & Transportation sector.

AnRoth:Officers: Seoirse Mac Craith – Cathaoirleach Ciarán Ó Bréartúin – Rúnaí

Committee: Mícheál Mac Cárthaigh, Seosamh Mac Giolla Bhuidhe, Mícheál Ó Bréartúin, Liam Ó Broin, Peadar Ó Céileacháin, Tomás Ó Conalláin, Liam Ó Dónaill, Séamus Ware

Rinne An Roth comóradh ar Bhliain na hEolaíochta trí dhá léacht mar gheall ar mhatamaiticeoirí cáiliúla Éireannacha a reáchtáil, ceann ar Hamilton agus ceann eile ar Boole. Bhí dhá léacht eile bainteach le cúrsaí inmharthana, ábhar a spreagann an-chuid suime i measc comhaltaí an Chumainn: muilte gaoithe agus caomhnú uisce. Bhí díospóireacht bhríomhar ann sa dá chás. Bhí caint iontach spéisiúil eile ann mar gheall ar Thesla, ceann de mhórlaochra tionscadal an leictreachais. Is ar ais i gceannáras an Chumainn ar Bhóthar Cluaidhe a tharla gach léacht, rud a chabhraigh gan amhras leis an méadú a tharla ar an meánthinreamh i rith

na bliana.Is é duaiseoir chomórtas aiste an Oireachtais ar théama innealtóireachta (duais atá faoi urraíocht Chumann na nInnealtóirí) don bhliain 2005 ná: Duais €500: Santiago Calatrava, James Joyce agus an Ealaíon, Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde, Doire Beaga, Leitir Ceanainn, Tír Chonaill. Bronnadh na duaiseanna sa Guinness Store House ar 4 Deireadh Fómhair 2005. Cathaoirleach An Roth a bhronn iad. D’ardaigh an Cumann an duais-chiste don bhliain 200� ó €500 go dtí €750.

Structures&ConstructionDivision:Officers: Dr Dermot W O’Dwyer - Chairman Ken Woods - Vice Chairman Joe Burns – Hon Secretary John Bailey - Lecture Liason

Committee: Tom Callanan, Michael Hough, Brian Kavanagh, Orla Lonergan, Kevin McCormack, Paul McGee

The highlight of a successful year for the Division was the seminar Engineers as Managers in Construction, run as a series of seven evening lectures held in October and November 2005. The success of the venture is in no small way due to the efforts of Paul McGee and Ken Woods. The lectures were well attended and the feedback from attendees extremely positive. Due to events beyond the control of the Division, some scheduled events had to be cancelled or re-scheduled. However, in Spring all was back on track with good attendances reported. The committee reviewed the late Professor Alan Jenning book “Structures: From Theory to Practice” for the Engineer’s Journal. This review appeared shortly before Professor Jenning’s death. The committee is looking forward to the coming year and would like to encourage members working in the Structural Engineering field and who might be interested in participating on the committee, to contact the Secretary at structures&[email protected]

Water&EnvironmentalSociety:Officers: Padraig Doyle – Chairman Ciaran O’Keeffe - Vice Chairman Gerry Gallagher - Hon Secretary Steven Craig – PRO

Committee: Victoria Carroll, Seamus Coghlan, Ray Earle, Mark Fielding, Tim Joyce, Janice McKenna, Sean Shannon.

Key areas focussed on during the year included the prevention of flooding, protection of the environment and public health. As a key player in disseminating information to the public and the profession on new policies, the Society, as we go to press, is planning the May seminar on New Drainage Policies. Plans are also in train for a site visit to the Kilkenny Flood Defence Works in May. During the year, the Society held seven very successful evening lectures on “Dublin Coastal Flood Risk Assessment Study”,

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“New Dublin Drainage Policies”, “Water Conservation”, “Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study”, “Bathing Water Directive”, “Willow Based Biofiltration” and “The History of Dublin’s Water and Drainage”. All of the evening lectures attracted excellent attendance and included some from outside the profession. Good collaboration with other sectors and bodies during the year reinforced linkages with the Civil and Local Government Divisions, the South East Region, the Institution of Civil Engineers and CIWEM.

YoungEngineersSociety:

Officers: Ciara Halloran – Chairperson Dave Memery – Vice Chairman Kevin Vallely – Hon Secretary Orla Lonergan – Hon Treasurer Caroline Butler - PRO David Willis - Liaison Officer Niall Mc George - Events Coordinator

Committee: Clare Butler, Tony Buckley

The Young Engineers Society (YES) is now in its sixth year and continues to attract new members however the committee needs more members to grow and function so we would ask you if you’re interested or know anyone who is, to please contact us in relation to joining! The committee meets once a month in Clyde Road to discuss and organise events. YES had a very active and successful year running a wide number and variety of events. The committee worked hard with monthly meetings to organise the programme and were rewarded with good attendances and very positive feedback from members. The programme comprised a number of Technical and CPD events and got off to a great start in September with “From Hard Hats to Software” when speakers from various engineering disciplines gave insights into their careers and experiences - this was run jointly with the STEPS to engineering team. YES assisted during the year where possible with STEPS to engineering events. October’s event was a thought-provoking breakfast talk by Terry Judge on “Mastering our Time – Mastering our Life”. Other events held were “A Guide to the Health & Safety at Work 2005 Act” co-hosted with the Fire & Safety Division and a talk by Gary Anderson on “Formula 1” proved popular. Socially it was a busy year for the YES with the Fancy Dress Halloween Ball in October, a Wine Tasting Evening in November and the Annual Table Quiz in aid of AWARE. As we go to press, upcoming events include picking the Engineers Ireland representative for “Ballybunnion Bachelor of the year Award”, the AGM in April and the Annual Young Engineers

“Masquerade” Ball, now moved to October 20th in the Fitzpatrick Hotel, Killiney at 7.�0 p.m.

For information on all our events, please log on to the website and look for us under Sectors, Young Engineers, Future Events.

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AnRíocht

Officers: John Sheppard - Chairman Raphael Crowley - Vice Chairman Noel Ó Murchú - Hon Secretary John Jones - Hon Treasurer Micheál Cassidy - Liaison Committee

An Ríocht’s programme of lectures covered a wide range of topics during the year including Engineering for Roadside Flora & Fauna, Environmental Management, National Coastline Strategy, Renewable Energy Techniques for Domestic Homes, NRA Developments in Kerry, Dredging/Remediation of Contaminated Material and Health and Safety, all of which were well supported and generated lively discussion. The Region hosted a successful seminar for Chartered Engineer candidates. Site visits took place to the Ballyheigue and Killarney Wastewater Treatment Plants, Kilfenora Coastal Protection Works, Tralee-Farranfore Road Works, new hotel developments in Tralee and Killarney, Liebherr Crane factory in Killarney and Astellas Pharmaceutical Plant in Killorglin. The Region assisted the STEPS to engineering K’nex Challenge, which was very well supported with a total of 10 primary schools competing in the Kerry Regional final.Socially it was a busy year with a night at the dogs at Tralee Greyhound Track and a bracing Hill Walk on Torc Mountain, Killarney. The Annual General meeting was followed by a presentation of final year projects by Engineering students from the Institute of Technology Tralee.

CorkRegion Officers: Jim Williamson - Chairman John J Murphy - Vice Chairman Bernadette Janeczek - Hon Secretary Gavin Murphy - Hon Treasurer

Committee: Simon Brewitt, Brendan Brice, Declan Cremin, Brian Cunningham, Patrick Gale, Denis Kelliher, John Lapthorne, Barry Leach, Conor Mooney, Kevin Murray, Michael O’Driscoll, Darren Twomey, Jim Robinson

The Cork Region had a very successful programme of over 20 events during the 2005-200� season. One of the highlights was a visit and lecture at the new Cork Airport Terminal. Other lectures varied from the Patrick Street Redevelopment, Port of Cork Strategic Development Plan, Gas Industry and Pharmaceuticals to a comparison between Big Ben and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The four-part CPD course was focused on Environmental Impact Assessments and proved very popular. The social programme was also extremely well attended at both Dinner Dance and Dinner and the Golf Society is thriving also with a total of 5 outings

DonegalRegion:

Officers: Brian Campbell - Chairman Eleanor Diver - Vice Chairman Denis Gormley - Hon Treasurer

Committee: James Boyle, Michael Carr, Paddy Doherty, Frank Keranne, Michael McFadden, Conor McMenamin

The year started with the annual Golf outing held this year in Rosapenna. The outing was a popular one with members from the adjoining regions and guests from other organisations. In the spring session the Annual Dinner Dance was very well attended and continues to be the major social event of the calendar. Guest of honour at this event was President Anne Butler. The lecture on Dams in the North West added local flavour to the lecture programme and generated lively debate. The joint Donegal Northern Region committee meeting and Golf event proved to be useful networking events.

Engineers Ireland has centres in various geographical locations throughout the country ensuring that our members are catered for wherever they may be. All our Regions provide an exciting range of learned body and networking opportunities each year. For the latest information and contact details for your local Region, check the website www.engineersireland.ie where the latest news on all of our events are posted.

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London&SouthEastRegion

Officers: Clodagh Ryan - Chairman Donal Coughlan - Vice Chairman David Gill - Hon Secretary Con Kelleher - Hon Treasurer Pat Mulvihill - Liaison & PROCommittee: Kathy Beadle, Feargal Brennan, Thomas Crawley, Declan Good, Mike Higgins, Don Keigher, Ian Lydon, David McEvoy, Alistair McNicol, Catherine O’Sullivan

Well attended events during the year included a behind-the-scenes visit to the new Arsenal Emirates FC �0,000 capacity stadium and a technical tour of the award winning American Air Museum at Duxford. A field trip to the Docklands Light Rail Extension was held in November, just before the official opening of the line. As we go to press plans are on stream for a technical talk on the design of the Dublin Spire and a Memorial Event dedicated to Irish Structural Engineer - Peter Rice - to include a tour of Lloyds Building in the City of London and a retrospective of Peter’s career. Three seminars for Chartered Engineer candidates were held in the Region followed by a number of professional interviews.

MidlandRegion

Officers: Aidan O’Connell - Chairman Pat Pilkington - Vice Chairman Alan Clarke - Hon Secretary Charles McCarthy - Hon Treasurer Derry O’ Ceilleachair - Liaison Committee Representative

Committee: Sean Connolly, Paul Devaney, Donal Hogan, Sean Keohane, Sean Loughnane, Michael McMahon, Paul O’Riordan, Alan Slattery

The Midland Region had a successful year with a range of lectures and social events. The lectures focused on topical issues relevant to a broad variety of engineering disciplines. Insurance issues for the engineer were addressed in October along with the ever topical subject Health & Safety. The key issues in the proposed 200� Health & Safety Regulations were presented to a large audience of engineers and others from within the industry. A lecture presented by Don O’Sullivan, Director of the CIF examined major recent, current and upcoming infrastructural projects from a cost and contractual point of view. This lecture provided a valuable insight into the current and likely future

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direction of major public projects. The principal elements and substantial changes contained in the Building Control Bill 2005, which is to be passed into law later this year, were presented in a lecture to the Region in February. The annual site visit in April combined visits to Ardnacrusha and an ESB coal fired power station with golf. The very successful Annual Gala Dinner at the Heritage Hotel at Killenard and further golf and social events were well attended by members and guests.

NorthEastRegion

Officers: John Quinn - Chairman Charlie McCarthy - Vice Chairman John Brannigan - Hon Treasurer Dr Daniel O’Brien - Hon Secretary John Connolly - Council Representative Matt Cunningham - CPD Officer Michelle Goss - PR Officer/Regional Coordinator

Committee: Pat Cheshire, Michael English, Sean Finlay, Ger Finn, Dave McGowan, Paul Mulligan, John O’Halloran, Paddy O’Rourke

As part of its continuing education programme, the committee was very active in organising a wide variety of papers covering topics such as “Applications of Global Positioning Systems”, “Water Quality at Lough Sheelin”, Public Private Partnerships”, “Preliminary Bridge Design”, “Multimedia Engineering”, “Engineering Aspects of Timber Framed Housing” and “EU Water Framework Directive - A North-South Perspective”. A site visit in June 2005 hosted by SIAC provided an opportunity to inspect the new motorway at Enfield and a further site visit to the

Quinns Quarrying operation is planned for June 200�.The annual Peter Rice memorial medal competition for Engineering Excellence at DKIT was revised and the winner announced at the Region’s Annual Dinner Dance held in Kells in November. The Region hosted a workshop on Achieving Engineers Ireland’s Registered Titles and a meeting of Executive where members of the Regional Committee joined the debate on strategic marketing of the organisation.

NorthWestRegion

Officers: Tommy Carroll - Chairman & Council Representative George Chadda - Vice Chairman Anthony Skeffington - Hon Secretary & Liaison Officer Damian Henry - Hon Treasurer Michael Carty - PRO

Committee: John Casserley, Mel Casserley, Pat Forkan, Jimmy Harney, Pat Healey, Katrina McDaniel, John McHugh, John Owens, Gerry Scott, John Tuohy

The year started off on a vibrant note with an excellent Lecture and tour of Sligo Inner Relief Road by Paul Canning, Chartered Engineer. Over 70 members and friends attended and this certainly set the trend for the scheduled Lecture Series later in the year. The Chairman’s main objective for the year was to have a series of high calibre lectures with high profile speakers on varying topics covering a diverse range of engineering disciplines. The first of these “Engineering in the 21st Century new disciplines and new

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opportunities” was presented by Prof James Browne, Deputy President NUIG and a record attendance of over �0 Members, students, guests and friends attended. The October presentation “Sligo Developing a City; New Challenges and Opportunities” by Tommie Gorman - RTE’s Northern Ireland Correspondent and Barry Egan of Enterprise Ireland was one of the highlights of the year with two contrasting views being presented and a large attendance. November’s presentation “The Role of the Private Sector in the provision of Healthcare Infrastructure” by Mr James Sheehan, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Chartered Engineer and Director of the Blackrock Medical Partners and Hermitage MedicalDevelopments Ltd., proved to be a very interesting insight into the views of an eminent Practitioner regarding the Private Healthcare sector. The February lecture by Fergal Broader of Lotus Automation, a company set up some 15 years ago and now with worldwide recognition, was on “Local Entrepreneurship - A Success Story”. The final lecture in the series “Environmental Issues Facing Ireland Today and in the Future” by Padraic Larkin of the EPA was held in March. On the Social scene the Region was busy with a very successful Dinner Dance, again very well supported and with some of the proceeds going to a local charity. A number of very successful golf outings were held throughout the year, the highlight being the August outing to Strandhill for

the Jennings O’Donovan Cup and the Sean Doyle Memorial Cup. Over 50 Members and friends attended this event, many from different regions. The session concluded with the AGM in April.

NorthernRegion

Officers: Kevin Teague - Chairman Gerry Cawley - Hon Secretary Jonathan Hegan - Vice Chairman Charlie Davison - Hon Treasurer Gerry O’Neill - PRO Dominic Cafolla - Liaison Officer Tony McAllister - Entertainment Officer

The region hosted a range of evening lectures with diverse topics from Timber Framed Housing Manufacture to Government Procurement Policy, which proved very successful. This cumulated in the annual Sir Bernard Crossland lecture “Universities, Globalisation and the New Manufacturing Agenda” by Professor Lord Bhattacharyya. This was organised jointly with the Queen’s University of Belfast and had an attendance of over 100. This

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was followed by a dinner at the CEO Club where the prominent members of the Region further discussed the topic. The Annual Presidential Address and Dinner continues to grow in strength with numbers up by 40% on the previous year with 1�0 diners turning on the night. The night was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Co-operation with our neighbouring regions continued through a combined evening lecture with the North East Region and golf day with the Donegal Region. Regional membership continues to grow in strength and confidence, emphasized by the attendance at our Charter evening with over 50 members seeking Chartership. The Region looks forward to continuing success next year.

SouthEastRegion

Officers: John Carley - Chairman Pat Roche - Vice Chairman Michael O’Sullivan - Hon Treasurer Emir Murphy - Hon Treasurer

Committee: Niall Barry, Eoin Bates, Mary Bowe, Gerard Byrne, Phil Callery, Willie Corby, Frank Curran, David Dennieffe, Alan Fairman, Eoin Gill, Naomi Goff, Sam Jordan, Niall McGuigan, Billy Moore, Denis Moran, Derry O’Sullivan, Martin Peters

Golf Committee: Liam Fitzgerald, PJ Kindrigan, Billy Mernagh, Vincent O’Connor, Michael O’Malley

The South East Region had a successful year with a number of site visits, an evening lecture series, a vibrant social programme and, with the main focus for the year being the promotion of the profession, two well attended registered titles evenings, the STEPS to engineering and the K/Nex challenge. The Region feels that the name change to Engineers Ireland will prove to be a seminal event in providing a platform to build the profession in the South East Region. The Region is primarily a learned society and the programme of well-attended lectures and site visits included “Integrated Constructed Wetlands”, a site visit to Lapple in Carlow, “Mortarstown Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrade and Improvement” and “A Review of Biomass to Energy Conversion Technologies”. Two of these were joint collaborations with CIWEM. The programme included support for a new initiative in Waterford IT for an engineering week by the student engineering society in March 200�.Perhaps the best attended of the promotional events were the STEPS to engineering events, particularly the event in St Peters College and Carlow IT. There were also a number of locally organised events across the Region and the promoting of the profession to students and parents continues to be an integral part of Regions activities. On the social/sporting front, there

were four golf outings in 2005, popular events with networking the order of the day - and some reasonable golf as well! The main social event of the calendar was the Annual Dress Dance in the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel. The numbers attending were at their highest in recent years. This session’s overseas trip was to Rome - again a very popular event, thanks to Niall McGuigan’s organisational skills! The popular annual table quiz was held in Waterford at the end of March.

ThomondRegion

Officers: Brian Downes - Chairman Seamus Barrett - Vice Chairman John Kenny - Hon Secretary Maria Kyne / Marguerite Murphy - Honorary Treasurer

Committee: Jacques Barnard, Joe Harte, Kieran Horgan, Sean Lenihan, Peter McNamara, Duncan Martin, Donal O’Connor, Jer O’Sullivan, John Reale, Con Sheahan

The programme for the session was aimed at areas that would interest both engineers and the general public. In September we began with a lecture from Paul Crowe on relief work in tsunami hit Indonesia. Also in September we held a joint meeting with the

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ITFA on the design of timber frame structures. In October we held our first ever breakfast meeting on the subject of Market Changes in Irish Manufacturing Industry. A joint evening seminar with the Project Management Institute, also in October, dealt with issues of education and risk assessment. Over 200 people attended our Dress Dance in November. The final event of 2005 was a lecture from e-net, the company responsible for facilitating the roll out of broadband across Ireland.200� began with our Table Quiz while in February we held a seminar on Fire Safety, attended by over 100 delegates. In March we will be visiting the new CHP unit at Aughinish Alumina and holding a joint lecture with the West Region on the proposed Western Rail Link. Our AGM is scheduled for 27th March and the final event of the year will be our Annual Dinner on 5th May, with guest speaker, Micheál O Muircheartaigh.

WestRegion

Officers: Finbar Dolan - Chairman Brendan Mulligan - Vice Chairman Brian Gallagher - Hon Secretary Brian Mulry - Hon Treasurer

Committee: Eamonn Collins, Patrick Fox, Des O’Doherty, Michael Joyce, Padraic Fogarty, Dr Annette Harte, Michael Dolly, Helen Ryan, Michael Mongan, John O’Rourke, William M Dunne, Owen McConn, Brendan Mulligan, Padraic O’Donoghue, Michael Madden, Willie Madden, Michael O’Sullivan, Tom Kilgarriff, Mary McCann, Dr Peter McHugh, Robert Nolan, Justin Tuohy, Muredach Tuffy, Luke Varley

A total of 20 events were held during the session, including evening lectures, the evening CPD course in Roscommon Town, one site visit and many joint lectures with other Regions and Divisions. Attendance at these events was good, ranging from 27 to 72 persons. Events of note this year included a site visit to the new Marine Institute facility in Renville together with various events targeted at the Biomedical sector such as two evening lectures and one workshop with industry (aimed at promoting Engineers Ireland within the Biomedical sector) and the annual CPD course run over five evenings, which this year covered the topic of Solid Waste and Sludge Management. In October the Region hosted a meeting of the Executive when members of the Committee contributed to the debate on the promotion of the profession.

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PastPresidents

In 1969 The Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland and Cumann na nInnealtóirí amalgamated to form The Institution of Engineers of Ireland, now Engineers Ireland.

19�9 James C I Dooge Chartered Engineer

19�9-1971 John H Harbison Chartered Engineer

1971-1972 Michael A Lynn Chartered Engineer

1972-197� Robert C Cuffe Chartered Engineer

197�-1974 Hugh A Delap Chartered Engineer

1974-1975 Finbar Callanan Chartered Engineer

1975-197� John D Barry Chartered Engineer

197�-1977 John Donovan Chartered Engineer

1977-197� William Wright Chartered Engineer

197�-1979 Lucas Collins Chartered Engineer

1979-19�0 Morgan Sheehy Chartered Engineer

19�0-19�1 Liam O’Brien Chartered Engineer

19�1-19�2 Peter O’Keeffe Chartered Engineer

19�2-19�� Eoin O’Cionna Chartered Engineer

19��-19�4 Patrick J Lynch Chartered Engineer

19�4-19�5 Oliver Feighan Chartered Engineer

19�5-19�� Robert N Hayes Chartered Engineer

19��-19�7 John F Lang Chartered Engineer

19�7-19�� Michael O’Donnell Chartered Engineer

19��-19�9 Pierce T Pigott Chartered Engineer

19�9-1990 Brian N Sweeney Chartered Engineer

1990-1991 John E Wallace Chartered Engineer

1991-1992 Michael J Higgins Chartered Engineer

1992-199� Richard P Grainger Chartered Engineer

199�-1994 William A Fitzgerald Chartered Engineer

1994-1995 Patrick O Jennings Chartered Engineer

1995-199� John J Killeen Chartered Engineer

199�-1997 Phil Callery Chartered Engineer

1997-199� Gordon S Millington Chartered Engineer

199�-1999 John A Kavanagh Chartered Engineer

1999-2000 Prof Jane B Grimson Chartered Engineer

2000-2001 Prof Gerald Byrne Chartered Engineer

2001-2002 Liam Connellan Chartered Engineer

2002-200� Brian Kearney Chartered Engineer

200�-2004 Peter Langford Chartered Engineer

2005-2005 Paddy Caffrey Chartered Engineer

2005-200� Anne Butler Chartered Engineer

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