RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Met with DFHERIS (Research and Innovation office) as a member of the Irish Research Staff Association to give input on the Future Funding of Education and the Research and Innovation Ireland proposal, and general feedback on postdoctoral researcher working conditions.

Intended results Consideration of precarious working conditions for postdoctoral researchers, insufficient data availability and infrastructure for employment information, and general input on the future of research funding in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Melissa Sharp

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)

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.

Deirdre Lillis Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)