Griffith College Dublin

Lobbying Organisation Griffith College Dublin

Date published 08 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details To remove the discrimination where learners from low income families are refused access to their SUSI Funding while attending Independent colleges like Griffith College Dublin

Intended results as above

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Mc Namara and Paul Walsh

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)

As a follow up to a visit by Minister John Halligan to Griffith College Dublin on Tuesday 25th April 2015

Meeting (1)

Meeting by Paul Walsh to lobby Deputy O Loughlin to review the discrimination where those eligible students attending Independent Colleges like Griffith College Dublin are refused access to their SUSI grants while attending full-time QQI degree courses.

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.

Fiona O'Loughlin Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Halligan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Halligan Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)