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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
2025-09-01
Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: Developing relationships between academia, industry and government.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Queen's University invited the Minister for Further and Higher Education |
| — | Research |
| — | Innovation and Science of Ireland |
| — | James Lawless TD |
| — | to deliver a keynote address at the RIA in Dublin on 19 June. |
2025-09-01
Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Showcasing the role of Queen's in delivery of ROI Government policy
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Emer Currie TD sponsored an event in Leinster House on 19 June where Queen's University Belfast showcased its research in specific areas. The event was attended by a number of TDs and Senators. |
2025-05-22
Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: Secure understanding of mutual policies and objectives
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Queen's University hosted the Minister for Further and Higher Education |
| — | Research |
| — | Innovation and Science of Ireland |
| — | James Lawless TD |
| — | for a meeting in April 2025. The Minister also delivered a keynote address at an event in Queen's. |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; John Callinan (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; Émer Deane (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Joanne Lonergan (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Chris Donoghue (Government Press Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Laurence Simms (Joint Secretary), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: To collaborate on the development of research programmes across the island
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion of all-island research priorities |
2022-05-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To build partnerships on an all-island basis in the HE sector.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | North-South cooperation in Higher Education |
2021-01-05
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: Enhanced cooperation in research and innovation, in the Higher Education sector across the island
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | All-island cooperation in research and higher education |
2020-08-28
Politician(s) lobbied: Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Awareness of concerns and mutual understanding in relation to the issues.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussions of North-South cooperation in the Higher Education sector in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit. |
2019-09-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Nil return (Specialist), Department of Education and Skills
Intent: No lobbying in this period
Methods: Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | No lobbying in this period (nil return) |
2019-04-29
Politician(s) lobbied: Nil return (Specialist), Department of Education and Skills
Intent: No lobbying in this period
Methods: Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | No lobbying in this period (nil return) |
2019-01-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Kevin Conmy (Assistant Secretary), Department of Foreign Affairs; Eamonn Molloy (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Ian Marshall (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Reaffirmation of commitment to working together in the event of the UK leaving the EU; recognition of common interests in protecting the peace process and avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussions on the impact of Brexit north and south of the border |
| — | particularly in relation to the Higher Education Sector. |