INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Lobbying Organisation INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Date published 16 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2026 to 30 Apr, 2026

Specific Details The INTO leadership team met with Minster for Education and Youth on 15 January, the team focused on priority areas for INTO members, while highlighting the frustration of teachers at the endless demands to respond to new initiatives while trying to teach in the largest class sizes in the EU

Intended results Provide adequate investment in primary and special education Speed up the delivery of the local bargaining process guaranteed under the public service pay Provide adequate supports, resources and training required to deliver inclusive education, curricular change and other major reforms sought by Government.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Boyle, General Secretary, Anne Horan, President and Deirdre O'Connor, Deputy General Secretary.

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Hildegarde Naughton and senior officials from her Department in Leinster House on Thursday 15 January 2026.

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.

Hildegarde Naughton Minister (Department of Education)

Aoife Conduit Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Tomás Ó Ruairc Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Paul Melia Special Advisor (Department of Education)