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Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Aoife Conduit (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Tomás Ó Ruairc (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Paul Melia (Special Advisor), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Cliodhna O’Neill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Martina Mannion (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Denise Duffy (Special Adviser), Department of Education and Youth
Intent: Abolition of/ reduction in Croke Park hours for teachers::Flexible parental leave for teachers::Assessment of work place stressors in schools::Reduction in class sizes
Methods: Event / ReceptionMeeting
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Event / Reception
ASTI President's address to ASTI Annual Convention, April 2026
Meeting
Meeting with Minister for Education and Youth and Department of Education and Youth representatives on 15/01/2026Meeting with Minister for Education and Youth and Department of Education and Youth representatives on 25/03/2026
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Paul Melia (Special Advisor), Department of Education; Denise Duffy (Special Adviser), Department of Education and Youth; Tomás Ó Ruairc (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Cliodhna O’Neill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Martina Mannion (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Aoife Conduit (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Improved support measures for teachers and schools for implementation of Senior Cycle Redevelopment
Methods: Event / ReceptionMeeting
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Event / Reception
ASTI President's address to ASTI Annual Convention, April 2026
Meeting
Meeting with Minister for Education and Youth and Department of Education and Youth representatives on 15/01/2026Meeting with Minister for Education and Youth and Department of Education and Youth representatives on 25/03/2026
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Paul Melia (Special Advisor), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Aoife Conduit (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Cliodhna O’Neill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Martina Mannion (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Tomás Ó Ruairc (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Denise Duffy (Special Adviser), Department of Education and Youth
Intent: Increased numbers of Posts of Responsiblity in Second Level Schools
Methods: Event / ReceptionMeeting
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Event / Reception
ASTI President's address to ASTI Annual Convention, April 2026
Meeting
Meeting with Minister for Education and Youth and Department of Education and Youth representatives on 15/01/2026Meeting with Minister for Education and Youth and Department of Education and Youth representatives on 25/03/2026
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Aoife Conduit (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Tomás Ó Ruairc (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Stronger regulation of social media platforms and enhanced protections for school communities in response to risks posed by AI technologies like Grok
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting with Minister for Education and Youth and Department of Education and Youth representatives on 15/01/2026
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Paul Melia (Special Advisor), Department of Education; Cliodhna O’Neill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Martina Mannion (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Tomás Ó Ruairc (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Denise Duffy (Special Adviser), Department of Education and Youth
Intent: Review the decision to abolish higher and ordinary level options across subjects, and higher, ordinary and foundation level options in Irish, English and Maths
Methods: Event / Reception
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Event / Reception
ASTI President's address to ASTI Annual Convention, April 2026
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Paul Melia (Special Advisor), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Denise Duffy (Special Adviser), Department of Education and Youth; Cliodhna O’Neill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Martina Mannion (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Tomás Ó Ruairc (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Increased resourcing of SEN in schools
Methods: Event / ReceptionMeeting
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Event / Reception
ASTI President's address to ASTI Annual Convention, April 2026
Meeting
Meeting with Minister for Education and Youth and Department of Education and Youth representatives on 25/03/2026
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Paul Melia (Special Advisor), Department of Education; Tomás Ó Ruairc (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Denise Duffy (Special Adviser), Department of Education and Youth; Martina Mannion (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Cliodhna O’Neill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Continuation of pension parity::Reduction in length of teachers' pay scale::Incremental pay for all teaching experience abroad
Methods: Event / ReceptionMeeting
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Event / Reception
ASTI President's address to ASTI Annual Convention, April 2026
Meeting
Meeting with Minister for Education and Youth and Department of Education and Youth representatives on 25/03/2026
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: Equitable access to further education and training courses for asylum seekers waiting for work permits to be processed
Methods: Letter
Politician(s) lobbied: Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Comprehensive exploration/ addresssing of AI concerns::Appropriate and timely CPD for teachers::Resourcing of schools in prepartion for new/ revised subject specifications::Professional time (non-teaching time) for teachers
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
ASTI representatives met with education spokespersons from the opposition parties