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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 6)
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To raise awareness of education choice issues in Dublin 8 and seek support for expanding second-level school options.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Jen Cummins TD facilitated a meeting between Educate Together and the Educate Dublin 8 campaign group to discuss education choice for second-level schools. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Isobel Towse (Councillor), Cork County Council
Intent: To inform and engage Cllr Towse on Educate Together’s mission and the reconfiguration process, seeking her support in advancing these goals within the local council in her area.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Met with Cllr Isobel Towse in Clonakilty to provide an overview of Educate Together |
| — | explain the patronage reconfiguration process. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Moynihan (Minister of State), Department of Education
Intent: To highlight the need for enhanced inclusion policies, better school supports, progress on patronage reconfiguration, and the advancement of the national parents’ survey.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Met with Minister Moynihan in his office at his request. Advocated for a more inclusive education system |
| — | improved supports for mainstream schools and school leaders |
| — | discussed patronage reconfiguration |
| — | and requested support for the planned national survey of parents. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To inform Labour Party representatives of the key issues facing Educate Together and to encourage political support for progress on patronage reconfiguration.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Met with Labour Party Leader Ivana Bacik TD and Education Spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD to discuss current challenges facing Educate Together and the political importance of patronage reconfiguration. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To secure support in promoting progress on patronage reconfiguration and ensuring the survey of parents proceeds.
Methods: Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Met with Emer Currie TD to discuss patronage reconfiguration and ask for support to advocate for progress on reconfiguration |
| — | including advancing the proposed survey of parents. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Jen Cummins TD committed to assisting with a Parliamentary Question about the Parents Survey and agreed to host a presentation in the Dáil to raise awareness about ET schools and parental choice.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Met with Jen Cummins TD at Leinster House to discuss ongoing challenges facing Educate Together schools. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To inform and engage Darren O'Rourke TD, the Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson on issues relating to school choice and patronage reconfiguration.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Met with Darren O'Rourke TD to discuss challenges in school choice |
| — | the need for new schools |
| — | and the importance of advancing patronage reconfiguration. Also discussed the parent survey |
| — | funding issues |
| — | and communication needs around the process. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Increased government attention and action to support ET schools by addressing oversubscription, facilitating new school openings, and progressing the National Survey of parents.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Met with Paul Murphy TD to discuss challenges facing Educate Together schools |
| — | including oversubscription |
| — | lack of new school openings |
| — | and the need to roll out the National Survey of parents. |
2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Education
Intent: Highlight the issues of reconfiguration and parental choice; the Nurture approach; the need for management bodies to be better funded to support Board of Managements; and student participation, in particular consulting with young people in policy development.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Attended the Fine Gael Education Stakeholder meeting in Leinster House |
2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Cliodhna O’Neill (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
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.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussed school funding |
| — | developing schools |
| — | student participation |
| — | reconfiguration and parental complaints. |
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