SeeBeyondBorders Ireland CLG (SeeBeyondBorders Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation SeeBeyondBorders Ireland CLG

Date published 13 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details We spoke with Minister Norma Foley, Department of Education on 08.06.2023 to discuss our charity's Connect Programme which involves Irish teachers travelling to Cambodia and Cambodian teachers travelling to Ireland on a shared learning and knowledge exchange.

Intended results We hoped to build the Minister's awareness of the Connect programme with a view to garnering her support for this important initiative between our two countries and within the education sector.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maeve Corish - Chairperson of SBBI

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Norma Foley (Currently employed as a DPO) Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

We spoke to Minister Foley about the programme, schedule and intended outcomes, and the Minister had an opportunity to meet some of the Irish teachers travelling to Cambodia in August 2023.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Norma Foley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)