INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Lobbying Organisation INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Date published 04 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Seeking additional funding towards running costs of primary and special schools

Intended results Increase the basic capitation rate to €275 per pupil, increase of 10% across all capitation grants, abolish the capping of ancillary services grant, extra funding to replace the enhanced cleaning grant, fund schools ICT costs and grant calendar to be fixed and communicated to schools as soon as possible.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Boyle, General Secretary

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?) No

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.

Letter (1)

A letter was written to Minister Foley on 22 September 2023 on behalf of Tanya Ward, Children's Rights Alliance Áine Lynch, National Parents Council Seamus Mulconry, CPSMA Emer Nowlan, Educate Together Ken Fennelly, COI Board of Education Eileen O'Rourke, NABMSE Asiya Altawash, Muslim Primary Education Board Paddy Lavelle, ETB Pairic Clerkin, IPPN and John Boyle, INTO

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)