Catholic Education Partnership CLG (Catholic Education Partnership)

Lobbying Organisation Catholic Education Partnership CLG

Date published 13 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details A general introduction of the Catholic Education Partnership.

Intended results To effect an introduction with the Education Spokesperson of the Social Democrats party.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alan Hynes

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

We met in the SocDem offices in Ag House. The Deputies were joined by a researcher. There were two separate discussions, one with the group, one separately with Deputy Gannon. The discussions encompassed urban deprivation (DEIS), patronage issues, developments in politics and political discourse, the virtues (or not) of an entirely state-run school system, and the nature of multidenominational education.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)