Suas Educational Development (STAND)

Lobbying Organisation Suas Educational Development

Date published 09 Jul, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Submission as part of the consultations of Irish Aid for the development of their Global Citizenship Education Strategy 2027 - 2031.

Intended results The strategy will set out the strategic directions for Irish Aid's support for Global Citizenship Education 2027-2031. Our submission focused on the importance of embedding quality GCE in higher education in Ireland and made suggestions for building on existing strengths, partnerships and learning developments.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nina Sachau

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.

Submission (2-5)

We entered two submissions. One in the name of STAND and one as the coordinator of the IDEA HEA GCE Forum.

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.

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)