INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Lobbying Organisation INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Date published 15 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Supports and resources for the redeveloped primary curriculum

Intended results Secure additional supports and resources for the redeveloped primary curriculum in primary school INTO sought updates on the following topics: Inspections in schools Inspectorate support for the redeveloped primary curriculum Gaeilge; exemptions from the study of Irish and the Action Plan for Irish in English Medium Schools Inspectorate Consistency of message regarding Relate and Behaviours of Concern

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Máirín Ní Chéileachair, Assistant 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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting in the Department of Education and Youth, CAP and TPLS Sections, Máirín Ní Chéileachair, Assistant General Secretary, Deirdre O'Connor, Deputy General Secretary and Aoife Mullen, INTO Official on 28 January 2026. Meeting held with Patrick Sullivan NCCA in INTO offices on 6 January 2026, Máirín Ní Chéilleachair, Assistant General Secretary and Aoife Mullen, INTO Official attended. Meeting held in Department of Education on 23 April with Aoife Conduit and CAPS and TPLS.

Informal communication (2-5)

Discussion with Patrick Sullivan on additional supports and resources for the new curriculum at INTO Congress on 6 and 7 April 2026 in the Gleneagle Arena, Killarney.

Meeting (1)

The inspectorate, hosted by Yvonne Keating gave a briefing in the Department of Education and Youth on 28 April 2026 its current work and referred to its publication on Bullying, Gaeilge exemptions, action plan for Irish in English Medium Schools and Behaviours of Concerns/Relate - Martina McLoughlin attended with John Kearney and Helen Walsh NCSE.

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.

Aoife Conduit Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Dalton Tattan Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Patrick Sullivan Assistant Chief Executive (National Council for Curriculum and Assessment)

Aoife Conduit Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

John Kearney Chief Executive Officer (The National Council for Special Education)