Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU)

Date published 21 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Informing stakeholders of the ISSU's position on the Leaving Certificate Examinations for 2022 students

Intended results To try and secure a hybrid leaving certificate for the class of 2022 i.e. through accredited grades & examination period

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emer Neville & Jack McGinn alongside Courtney Chambers & Ben Campbell

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.

Phone call (1)

Phone call with Mick Barry, People Before Profit TD to discuss the possibility of a hybrid leaving certificate

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Norma Foley and other stakeholders to discuss the leaving cert examination period 2022 and the possibility of a hybrid leaving cert

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire to discuss the leaving cert examination period 2022 and the possibility of a hybrid leaving cert

Email (6-10)

Emails sent to a number of TD's and Senators in the constituency of Laois & Offaly containing the ISSU Oireachtas Submission on Hybrid Leaving Certificate

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.

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Dalton Tattan Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Harold Hislop Chief Inspector (Department of Education)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)