Education for Sustainability (Education for Sustainability)

Lobbying Organisation Education for Sustainability

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 Climate Literacy and Education

Intended results As a not for profit social enterprise focusing importance of climate literacy in primary and post primary schools and the supports in policy to scale wider and to increase funding in this area

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Susan Adams

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.

Email (2-5)

Advocating for increased climate literacy in primary and post primary schools in Ireland.

Informal communication (2-5)

Highlighting need for increased climate literacy in primary and post primary schools in Ireland

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.

Alan Dillon Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Transport)

Jerry Buttimer Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Education)