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 Labour Party Leader Ivana Bacik TD and Education Spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD to discuss current challenges facing Educate Together and the political importance of patronage reconfiguration.

Intended results To inform Labour Party representatives of the key issues facing Educate Together and to encourage political support for progress on patronage reconfiguration.

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

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 Labour Party Leader Ivana Bacik TD and Education Spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD in Leinster House to discuss challenges facing Educate Together and patronage reconfiguration

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.

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoghan Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)