Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 26)
INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation
2025-02-26
Intent: Review of the Usage of Croke Park Hours. ::Announcement of Teacher Supply measures including lifting of restrictions for substitution by teachers on career break/job-sharing, arrangements for teachers trained abroad to return here for Droichead and extension of pension abatement waiver for retired teachers willing to work as subs. Also measures for Irish medium education. ::Publication of Circular on Occupational Injury Leave and commitment to comprehensively review the Assault Leave Circular. ::Need to communicate with system regarding plans for school closures for TPL and staff collaboration in the 2025/26 school year relating to redeveloped curriculum and other initiatives. Important to signal support for NCCA document ‘Sustaining Systemwide Primary Curriculum Change’, the recommendations of which had been accepted by the last Minister and Department of Education officials.::Payment date to be confirmed for PME fee refunds::Letter and money to go to 40 schools built by WBS to compen
Details: Improvements sought in the primary and special education sector as detailed below.
Officials: Helen McEntee, Bernie McNally, Aoife Conduit
Methods: Meeting held in the Department of Education on Tuesday 25 February 2025. Followed up with a email from John Boyle dated Wednesday 26 February 2025 with an overview of our specific requests of the Minister. - Meeting
CPSMA
2025-01-24
Intent: Increased resources for schools esp increase in capitation
Details: Increased resources for schools in the budget
Officials: Aine Doyle, Bernie McNally, Cliodhana ONeill
Methods: Submission, Email, Informal communication, ...
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm
2025-01-21
Intent: The publication of rights-based, robust, child-centred guidelines on seclusion and restraint::Reform of the terminology used to describe children in distress in school including the term 'Assault Leave' in departmental circulars
Details: Engaged extensively on promised guidelines on the use of seclusion and restraint in Irish schools
Officials: Bernie McNally, Hildegarde Naughton, John Kearney, Sinéad Gibney, Ivana Bacik, James Geoghegan, Catherine Ardagh, Norma Foley, ...
Methods: Made contact with Secretary General - Informal communication, Spoke with Minister of State's Special Advisor - Phone call, Met with Minister of State and Departmental officials - Meeting, ...
Irish Heart Foundation
2025-01-21
Intent: Seeking information on possible funding for the IHF's schools programmes including CPR for Schools, YPath, PE4Me, Action for Life, WHO schools health literacy and Bizzy Breaks
Details: Health promotion in schools
Officials: Bernie McNally
Methods: Email
Inclusion Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Meet to eb informed about Department of education policy including new guidelines on seclusion and restraint
Details: Meeting of inclusive education consultative committee
Officials: Bernie McNally
Methods: Meet to eb informed about Department of education policy including new guidelines on seclusion and restraint - Meeting
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED
2025-01-20
Intent: To influence decision-making for Budget 2025 including the need to target increases to income supports by raising the Increase for a Qualified Child; Invest in the roll out for the new Equal Start Model to address poverty and disadvantage in childcare settings; Increase Tusla’s overall budget to support its core child protection and welfare system. Extending free schoolbooks; investing in supports for non-DEIS schools and alternative education. Support for food poverty initiatives.
Details: To lobby for specific measures to tackle child poverty in Budget 2025
Officials: Roderic O'Gorman, Micheál Martin, Simon Harris, Bernie McNally, Cliodhna O’Neill, Elizabeth Canavan, Mary Seery Kearney, Marie Sherlock, ...
Methods: Regarding the need to prioritise funding for non-DEIS schools and for alternative education in Budget 2025. - Phone call, Letter to key decision makers about the need to target increases in child income supports towards raising the Increase for a Qualified Child. - Letter, Regarding the need to increase investment in the Equal Start funding model to tackle poverty and disadvantage in early years settings. - Phone call, ...
Alcohol Action Ireland
2025-01-20
Intent: Raise awareness of issues around parental problem alcohol use.
Details: Parental problem alcohol use
Officials: James Geoghegan, Roderic O'Gorman, Colm O'Rourke, Kevin McCarthy, Bernie McNally
Methods: Invitations to AAI events during End the Silence week in Nov 2024 - Email, Cll Colm O'Rourke attended an AAI event in the Mansion House on 6 Nov in relation to parental problem alcohol use. - Event / Reception, Brief meeting by Eoin Ryan with Sec Gen Dept of Children at a Children's Rights Alliance event. - Event / Reception, ...
Gaeloideachas
2025-01-20
Intent: https://gaeloideachas.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Caipeis-Stocaireachta-Teacs.pdf
Details: Stocaireacht maidir leis an gcóras tumoideachais
Officials: Bernie McNally, Seán Kyne, Naoise Ó Muirí, Roderic O'Gorman, Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Methods: Stocaireacht déanta ar Bernie McNally maidir le tumoideachas agus maidir leis an gcóras le díolúintí i leith na Gaeilge ag imeacht a d'eagraigh an Children's Rights Alliance ar an 5 Nollaig 2024. - Event / Reception, Cruinniú le Roderic O'Gorman maidir leis an tumoideachas sna luathbhlianta agus riachtanais tacaíochta na naíonraí ar an 4 Nollaig 2024. - Meeting, Ríomhphost chuig Aengus Ó Snodaigh mar chathaoirleach ar Chomhchoiste na Gaeilge ar an 17 Meán Fómhair le hiarratas go gcuirfí ceisteanna ar an Aire Oideachais maidir leis an Polasaí don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge agus an Polasaí don oideachas Gaeltachta. - Email, ...
Early Childhood Ireland
2025-01-16
Intent: Support for Early Childhood Ireland's '4 Asks for Children': Family Leave; Capacity Planning; New investment target and 5-year implementation plan; Pay parity for graduates in Early Years and School Age Care.
Details: Budget 2025
Officials: Patrick Costello, Jennifer Whitmore, Richard Boyd Barrett, Bernie McNally, Marian Harkin, Erin McGreehan, Pippa Hackett, Pauline O'Reilly, ...
Methods: Meeting, Lobby day, Email
FASD Ireland CLG
2025-01-07
Intent: Commitments of support for the FASD Ireland Pre-Budget Submission that would translate into measures in the submission being adopted into Budget 2025.
Details: Lobbied various stakeholders on the FASD Ireland Pre-Budget Submission
Officials: John Hogan, David Moloney, Bernie McNally, Kevin McCarthy, Robert Watt, John Callinan, Colm O'Reardon, Simon Harris, ...
Methods: Sent a hard copy of the Pre-Budget Submission along with a cover letters to the Secretaries General of the Departments of Finance; Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; An Taoiseach; Education; Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Health; Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. - Letter, Sent a hard copy of the Pre-Budget Submission along with a cover letters to An Taoiseach and to the cabinet Ministers of the Departments of Finance; Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; An Taoiseach; Education; Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Health; Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; the Minister of State for Disability, and the CEO of the HSE. - Letter, Met with Deputy Claire Kerrane and her Parliamentary Assistant in Leinster House. - Meeting, ...