Educate Together

Lobbying Organisation Educate Together

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Met with Paul Murphy TD to discuss challenges facing Educate Together schools, including oversubscription, lack of new school openings, and the need to roll out the National Survey of parents.

Intended results Increased government attention and action to support ET schools by addressing oversubscription, facilitating new school openings, and progressing the National Survey of parents.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emer Nowlan, Educate Together CEO

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)

Met with Paul Murphy TD and Diana O'Dwyer (PBP) at Agriculture House to discuss challenges facing Educate Together schools, including oversubscription, lack of new school openings, and the need to roll out the National Survey of parents.

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 Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)