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 TDs and Senators to become Global Education Champions

Intended results As many TDs in 34th Dáil and Senators in 27th Seanad to commit to being Global Education Champions during their term 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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? IDEA members were encouraged to write to their local TDs inviting them to sign the IDEA pledge to become a Global Education Champion

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members IDEA sent an email to all TDs in the 34th Dáil and all Senators in the 27th Seanad who had not already signed our Global Education Champion pledge, inviting them to sign the IDEA pledge, committing to become Global Education Champions. Batches of emails were sent on 19 March (19), 20 March (43), 24 March (28), 25 March (6), 27 March (49), 28 March (52)

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

On 19 March, IDEA sent an email to the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and the Minster for Education inviting them to become Global Education Champions

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.

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Education)