Secretariat of Secondary Schools

Lobbying Organisation Secretariat of Secondary Schools

Date published 05 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Pre-budget submission 2024

Intended results Enhanced senior leadership capacity in voluntary secondary schools and adequate funding for our schools. In the submission we requested index-linked capitation grants.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Deirdre Matthews, 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

Mass communications

Submission All Oireachtas Members Pre-budget submission 2024 sent by post to all Oireachtas members.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (11-20)

Pre-budget submission 2024 sent to DPOs as outlined below.

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.

Aine Doyle Special Adviser (Department of Education)

Aoife Conduit Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Bernie McNally Secretary General (Department of Education)

Colin Clarke Special Adviser (Department of Education)

Dalton Tattan Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Daniel Griffin Special Adviser (Department of Education)

Deirdre McDonnell Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Deirdre Shanley Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Eoin Murphy Special Adviser (Department of Education)

Gavan O’Leary Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Hubert Loftus Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Josepha Madigan Minister of State (Department of Education)

Martina Mannion Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Michael Ward Special Adviser (Department of Education)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Seán Ó Foghlú Secretary General (Department of Education)

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of Education)

Tomás Ó Ruairc Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Yvonne Keating Chief Inspector (Department of Education)