Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Share the experience of the Society members who are experts in the implementation of the RTBF code of practice.
Methods: Meeting
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Society members (Julie McCarthy
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Gavin Maguire
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and Michael Sharpe) met with Minister for State
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Robert Troy to discuss their recently issued papaper on RTBF and answer questions from the minister on aspects of the code which is being enshrined in legislatiion currently.
Politician(s) lobbied: Yvonne Keating (Chief Inspector), Department of Education
Intent: Raise awareness of a report produced by the Society relating to a concerning trend of a sharp decline in female students achieving top grades in Leaving Cert Higher Level maths. We wish to work with the Dept of Education to identify possible causes of this trend and share our considerations with the state exam review.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting to discuss the gender gap in Leaving Cert maths at the highest level
Politician(s) lobbied: Brendan Kennedy (Pensions Regulator), The Pensions Authority
Intent: Contribute to pension related topics
Methods: Meeting
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Regular meeting between the Society and the Pensions Authority where we discuss matters relating to: Auto-enrolment
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Master trusts for DB pension schemes
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Minimum transfer values
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vested PRSA disclosures
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Politician(s) lobbied: John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; John McKeon (Secretary General), Department of Social Protection; Tim Duggan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection
Intent: That the Dept of Finance give consideration to equalising the treatment through tax credits.
Methods: Letter
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The letter brought attention to the differences between current pension arrangments and proposed auto-enrolment ('AE') structure in respect of incentives for contributions and tax treatment of drawdown. The Society raised the possibility that this may generate the need for advice and undermine the AE initiative
Politician(s) lobbied: Tim Duggan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection
Intent: To offer assistance and to highlight those areas of the legislation where we consider particular attention is needed.
Methods: Email
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We sent a letter to Tim Duggan - the Assistant Secretary General at the Dept. of Social protection - on 17th Nov 2023 outlining our willingness to provide input to assist in the development of key areas of the auto-enrolment framework if it would be useful. We highlighted key areas where we consider particular care is needed.
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: Provide factual analysis to Minister of Higher Education
Methods: Email
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We contacted Ministers with a copy of our draft report on gender differentials in Leaving Certificate Higher-level Mathematics results and invited him to a webinar on this topic on 29th November
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Minister to update our members on government policies/developments relevant to our members.
Methods: Meeting
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The Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill gave the keynote speech at our annual convention.
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Provide factual analysis to Minister
Methods: Email
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At the request of the Minister of State at the Dept of Finance we provided (on 30th May 2023) some details of our analysis of gender differentials in Leaving Certificate Higher-level Mathematics results. We wrote to her again on 29th June 2023
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responding to some questions from her on the previous correspondence.
