Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
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, ...
Educate Together
2025-01-20
Intent: Met with Cliodhna O'Neill to inform her of Educate Together's position on school funding, developing schools, student participation, reconfiguration and parental complaints and to hear her views.
Details: Discussed school funding, developing schools, student participation, reconfiguration and parental complaints.
Officials: Cliodhna O’Neill
Methods: Met Cliodhna (DE Acting Asst Sec – Schools & Governance) on 5/9/24 for coffee to discuss schools funding, developing schools, student participation, reconfiguration and parental complaints. - Meeting
The Representative Church Body
2025-01-17
Intent: Increased resourcing in Budget 2025 for schools.
Details: Submission on Budget 2025
Officials: Norma Foley, Cliodhna O’Neill
Methods: To Department of Education seeking increased funding for schools in Budget 2025 - Submission
IPPN - The Irish Primary Principals' Network
2025-01-10
Intent: School Ledership and governance reform.
Details: Current and Future school Governance Structures
Officials: Cliodhna O’Neill, Tomás Ó Ruairc, Dalton Tattan
Methods: One meeting took place on the 23rd September in the Department offices on Marlborough Street. - Meeting
IPPN - The Irish Primary Principals' Network
2025-01-10
Intent: We were seeking discreet leadership time for primary school principals and deputy school principals. ::Increased administrative supports for school leaders and boards of management
Details: School Leadership Meeting
Officials: Dalton Tattan, Cliodhna O’Neill
Methods: One meeting took place in the Department offices on Marlborough street on the 16th December. - Meeting
Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU)
2024-09-20
Intent: Changes to assessment / Meeting of the Senior Cycle Redevelopment Partners' Forum / Commitment to inclusion of stakeholders in advance of policy announcement / Second-level mobile phone ban
Details: Senior Cycle Redevelopment / Curriculum and assessment
Officials: Cliodhna O’Neill, Dalton Tattan, Yvonne Keating, Andrea Feeney
Methods: Meeting
National parents Council Primary
2024-09-20
Intent: Implementation of Section 28 of the Education Act
Details: Meeting to discuss Section 28 of the Education Act and its lack of implementation
Officials: Bernie McNally, Cliodhna O’Neill
Methods: Meeting
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm
2024-09-20
Intent: Improved engagement with the voices and concerns of Autistic students
Details: Spoke with Assistant Secretary in relation to Autistic student voice and the importance of consultation under the UNCPRD
Officials: Cliodhna O’Neill
Methods: Spoke at that Mary Immaculate College Thurles Summer School - Event / Reception
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED
2024-09-20
Intent: Extension of the DEIS model to areas with high levels of disadvantage and prioritisation of investment of out of school education.
Details: Extension of the DEIS model to areas with high levels of disadvantage and prioritisation of investment of out of school education.
Officials: Cliodhna O’Neill, Bernie McNally
Methods: Email, Phone call, Meeting
IPPN - The Irish Primary Principals' Network
2024-09-11
Intent: IPPN lobbied for continued Department of Education funding for the partnership schools project
Details: Partnership Schools Ireland Meeting
Officials: Cliodhna O’Neill
Methods: The meeting took place in the Department of Education Marlborough Street offices on the 17th July. - Meeting