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
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Increase in capitation and funding for primary mangagement bodies
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
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School finances increase in capitation and other grants
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
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Increased resources for schools in the budget
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
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Capitation
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
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Highlight the need to increase the capitation grant
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Education; Cliodhana ONeill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Secure funding for BOM training
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Funding for BOM Training
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
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School Finance Ancillary Grant
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Deirdre Shanley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Martina Mannion (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education; Tomás Ó Ruairc (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Secure an increase in capitation, the fixing of the grants calendar, payment of the minor works grant
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School finances
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Education; Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education; Deirdre Shanley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: Payment of ICT Grant
Methods: LetterEmailPhone call
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ICT Grant
Politician(s) lobbied: Dalton Tattan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Deirdre Shanley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Tomás Ó Ruairc (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Increase in the number of places in ITEs and alleviation measures to allow student teachers to teach
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Teacher Supply