GIY Ireland (GIY Ireland CLG)

Lobbying Organisation GIY Ireland

Date published 15 Dec, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Lobbying around a pre-budget submission by GIY for support for a national rollout of GROW a School education programme

Intended results Government support and funding for a national rollout of GROW a School education programme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Kelly

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)

Pre-budget submission sent to Ministers Paschal O'Donohoe and Helen McEntee and Department of Education

Event / Reception (2-5)

Hosted An Taoiseach Micheal Martin TD, and Minister Martin Heydon at GIY's showgarden at Bloom in the Park 29/05 Hosted Minister Michael Healy Rae at Grow at School school 20/06

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)

Martin Heydon Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Michael Healy-Rae Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)