Education for Sustainability (Education for Sustainability)

Lobbying Organisation Education for Sustainability

Date published 21 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Climate Literacy and Education

Intended results Increased funding to climate literacy and education

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Barry Ward (Currently employed as a DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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)

Parliamentary Questions submission to query funding for climate literacy in education

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 Climate, Energy and the Environment)

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

Helen McEntee TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)