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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 5)
2025-04-28
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: Highlight the lack of guidance provision for post primary age students in special schools and special classes.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Guidance Provision in post primary schools |
2023-04-27
Politician(s) lobbied: Josepha Madigan (Minister of State), Department of Education
Intent: To highlight the impact of sections of the act still remaining unaddressed, and to draw attention to the urgent need in special schools and schools with special classes for the resources, supports and therapy services still not available to these vulnerable children.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation to make a submission to the Epsen Act Review |
2023-04-27
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To highlight the gaps in current provision, to draw attention to the urgent need for both guidance support and counselling support in both special schools and for special classes in mainstream schools.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Public Consultation on a Strategic Framework for Lifelong Guidance-invitation to make a submission |
2023-04-27
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To improve opportunities and processes for all children and young people to have agency and an active voice in decision making about matters that directly affect their lives
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation to make a submission to the Department of Children |
| — | Equality |
| — | Disability |
| — | Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) on the participation of children and young people in decision making that impacts their lives |
2023-01-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Pat Buckley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Flaherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe McHugh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (Senator), Seanad; Micheál Carrigy (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Mark Wall (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To highlight the needs of special schools and special classes who require more support in order to effectively meet the needs of their students with autism
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation to make a submission on behalf of NABMSE to the Joint Committee on Autism |
2023-01-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Elaine Gunn (Assistant Secretary), The Houses of the Oireachtas, Parliamentary Services Division
Intent: To highlight the lack of urgently needed mental health supports in special schools and special classes
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation to make a Mental Health submission to the Oireachtas |
2023-01-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Dalton Tattan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: Suggestions to widen the availability of suitably qualified teachers to work in special schools and special classes
Methods: Event / Reception, Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Teacher Supply issues |
2023-01-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Martina Mannion (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: To highlight the issues in this process as related to the accurate identification of additional educational needs expected to be done by teachersin the classroom
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | AON process consultation |
2022-05-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Removal of section 62 (10) (b) of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission to the Joint Committee on Education |
| — | Further and Higher Education |
| — | Research Innovation and Science |
2022-01-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Deirdre Shanley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education and Skills
Intent: Admin support for teaching principals to call the helpline, liaise with parents/guardians etc
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | More support for teaching principals during Covid |
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