Down Syndrome Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Down Syndrome Ireland

Date published 16 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Special Education Needs

Intended results Addressing and responding to the needs of members of Down Syndrome Ireland in relation to the issues including: Speech and Language Therapy Assistants Programme DSI, Data collection specific to numbers of students with Down syndrome in primary & post primary schools, Special Class allocation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fidelma Brady

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Helen McEntee (Minister for Education); Minister Michael Moynihan (Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education; Department of Education Officials and Dr Fidelma Brady (Head of Education DSI) as part of the Department of Education Special Education Forum Group In person meeting in Department of Education, Marlborough St, Dublin 1on Wednesday March 5th 2025 at 9am.

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Education)

Michael Moynihan Minister of State (Department of Education)