National College of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National College of Ireland

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details NCI capital requirements

Intended results Obtain capital funding towards costs of new campus building at Spencer Dock

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gina Quin

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 (1)

Email to Colm O'Reardon on 14 May

Letter (2-5)

Letters to Colm O'Reardon (17 June), Taoiseach (16 May), Minister James Lawless (6 June & 17 July), Minster Paschal Donohoe (8 July)

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Minister James Lawless (9 July), Deirdre Gillane (24 June)

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.

Colm O'Reardon Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

James Lawless Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)