Irish Development Education Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Development Education Association

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Advocating for DPOs running in 2025 Seanad Election to become Global Education Champions if elected

Intended results As many DPOs running in the Seanad Election to commit to being Global Education Champions as possible

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

Mass communications

Email All Senators IDEA sent an email to all Senators re-running for election inviting them to sign the IDEA electoral pledge, committing to become Global Education Champions if elected. Senators that were not re-running for election were excluded. One batch of emails were sent on 16 January (18) and one batch on 17 January (13)

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Outgoing Ministers, TDs and councillors who were running in the Seanad Election were invited to sign the IDEA electoral pledge, committing to become Global Education Champions if elected. (16 and 17 January)

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.

Laura Harmon Councillor (Cork City Council)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Eva-Elizabeth Dowling Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Berry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Angela Feeney Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Chris Andrews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)