INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Lobbying Organisation INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Date published 09 Apr, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Support for INTO Educational Policy and to discuss a wide range of issues pertinent to primary and special education

Intended results Reduction in class size, strengthen school leadership, address the teacher supply issue, tackle workload, expand school funding, enhance DEIS supports, protect small schools, diversify the education system, augment special schools, promote the Irish language, change management, transform the Department's communications, bolster North South cooperation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Boyle, General Secretary, Carmel Brown, INTO President, Deirdre O'Connor, Deputy General Secretary, David Geary, Assistant General Secretary, Head of Communications

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)

Meeting in Leinster House on Wednesday 9 April 2025 with Minister for Education and Youth and her Department. Pre-INTO Congress Annual Meeting. Mark Bohan PO and Mairead Daly PO were in attendance also.

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Education)

Aoife Conduit Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)