Irish Development Education Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Development Education Association

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Making the importance of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) visible and understood

Intended results Support by relevant Ministers, TDs, Senators and MEPs for our policy recommendations on GCE and ESD in Budget2025 and the next General Election

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Leigh Brady, Policy and Advocacy Manager IDEA

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 (11-20)

Individual email invitations to IDEA's Annual Conference and 20th Anniversary sent to select Ministers, TDs and Senators on 19, 22, 23, and 27 Aug

Email (1)

Individual email invitation to IDEA's Annual Conference and 20th Anniversary sent to Aodhan O' Riordain MEP

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.

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Diarmuid Wilson Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Vincent P Martin Senator (Seanad)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)