POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Evan M. Turtz and Sara Walden Brown, and each of them
severally, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power
to act with or without the other, to execute and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, on behalf of the undersigned, any forms required to be
filed by the undersigned pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of
1933 or pursuant to regulations under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 in connection with transactions engaged in or to be engaged in
by the undersigned in securities of Ingersoll-Rand Public Limited Company,
a company formed in Ireland, and any and all amendments to such forms, and
any and all instruments or documents filed as a part of or in connection
with such forms and amendments; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that said attorneys and agents and each of them shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney shall remain in
effect until revoked or modified.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
9th day of December, 2013.




						/s/ Robert L. Katz
						Robert L. Katz