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 education stakeholders of the ISSU's position on the Leaving Certificate 2022

Intended results To try and secure support from stakeholders for 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

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 (21-30)

Number of emails sent to stakeholders which included a report and results of a survey conducted by the ISSU on the Leaving Cert 2022

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.

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Deirdre Shanley Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Andrea Feeney Chief Executive Officer (The State Examinations Commission)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Regina Doherty Senator (Seanad)

Niall Muldoon Chairperson (The Office of the Ombudsman)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)