Síol Foundation

Lobbying Organisation Síol Foundation

Date published 22 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Request to know if student visa applications applied to child who would attend primary or secondary school

Intended results To determine if a student visa application for a 13 year student is allowed

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andrea Deering

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)

Called to inquire if student visa's only applied to students attending third level or was an application for a child attending primary or secondary school be allowed

Email (2-5)

follow up email and email with details regarding the application for a student visa for a child attending primary or secondary school

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.

Conor Bergin Councillor (Laois County Council)