INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Lobbying Organisation INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Date published 13 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Pass the Occupied Territories Bill

Intended results To enact the Occupied Territories Bill.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sandra Corrigan, INTO Official

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? INTO have encouraged members to write to their local representatives (via our e-newsletter) to progress the bill’s implementation.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members INTO have encouraged members to write to their local representatives (via our e-newsletter) to progress the bill’s implementation.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Pass the Occupied Territories Bill Campaign – INTO is an endorser of this campaign, our logo appears on their website. Senator Francis Black met with Tánaiste Simon Harris and the Department of Foreign Affairs on 7 May and 13 May to lobby for the enactment of the Occupied Territories Bill. INTO have encouraged members to write to their local representatives (via our e-newsletter) to progress the bill’s implementation.

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.

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)