Chime

Lobbying Organisation Chime

Date published 03 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Publication of Educational outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children

Intended results The NCSE state that Deaf children should achieve educational outcomes on a par with hearing peers of similar ability. However, neither the NCSE nor the Department of Education publish any data on educational outcomes for these children. Chime is campaigning for the NCSE to publish data such as results of standardised tests completed in primary schools.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan Lennon

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.

Email (2-5)

Seeking information on correspondence from the Department of Education to the Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education on the matter of educational outcomes for Deaf children.

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.

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)