Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Cliodhana ONeill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Paul Melia (Special Advisor), Department of Education
Intent: Secure increased resources for primary schools and cpsma
Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call
Details by Method
Email
Follow up communication with officials, also email highlighting impact of fuel crises on schools
Meeting
Met with Minister Hildegard Naughten and her officials to brief Minister on the work of CPSMA and to seek increased resources for schools and for CPSMA to better serve Schools
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Cliodhna O’Neill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Increase in capitation for primary schools
Methods: Phone callEmailLetterSubmission
Details by Method
Phone call
Calls to the relevant officials seeking an increase in capitation
Email
Emails to the relevant officials in Education seeking an increase in capitation
Letter
Letters to the Minister for Education seeking an increase in capitation
Submission
Provided officials with relevant information regarding the need for an increase in capitation
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection
Intent: Sought resources for schools to support the procurement and administration of the free meals scheme
Methods: LetterInformal communication
Details by Method
Letter
Letter to the Minister for Social Protection seeking a grant for schools to procure and administer the free meals scheme
Informal communication
Texts to Minister seeking support for schools to administer the scheme
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Cliodhana ONeill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Conor Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Joe O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathy Bennett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Neville (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To secure an increase in capitation for primary schools and to secure an increase in funding for the Primary Management Bodies
Methods: MeetingSubmissionEmail
Details by Method
Meeting
Raised need for capitation increase and increased supports for management bodies with relevant officials
Submission
Sent Prebudget submission to the relevant Oireachtas Committee members and research to Department officials
Email
emailed Minister and relevant officials with prebudget submissions sought meeting with Minister Chambers for Primary Stakeholders
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cliodhana ONeill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Sustainable funding for primary education
Methods: EmailInformal communication
Details by Method
Informal communication
No description
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Cliodhana ONeill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Increased resources for schools esp increase in capitation
Methods: EmailInformal communicationPhone callSubmission
Details by Method
Informal communication
No description
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; John Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Secure a commitment to a major increase in capitation in the new programme for gov
Methods: Email
Details by Method
Email
Contacted FG/FF negotiators
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Cliodhana ONeill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Martina Mannion (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: secure an adequate increase in capitation to fund schools in the next budget
Methods: SubmissionEmailPhone callInformal communication
Details by Method
Submission
Prebudget submission to DE
Email
To relevant officials in the DE and Advisors
Phone call
To relevant officials in the DE
Informal communication
No description
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Education; Cliodhana ONeill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Secure funding for BOM training
Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Education; Cliodhana ONeill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: payment and clarity around the grant
Methods: Phone call
