Educate Together

Lobbying Organisation Educate Together

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Attended the Fine Gael Education Stakeholder meeting in Leinster House

Intended results Highlight the issues of reconfiguration and parental choice; the Nurture approach; the need for management bodies to be better funded to support Board of Managements; and student participation, in particular consulting with young people in policy development.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lydia McCarthy, Head of Education and Development, Educate Together

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)

Attended the Fine Gael Education Stakeholder meeting in Leinster House on 2nd September 2024, facilitated by Minister Hildergarde Naughton . Representatives from other patrons and management bodies also participated in the round table discussion. The aim of the discussion was to focus on input for the next Fine?Gael?manifesto for the general election

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 of State (Department of Education)