CPSMA

Lobbying Organisation CPSMA

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Restoration of the Capitation Grant and School Finances

Intended results Restoration of the Primary Capitation Grant to €200

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Seamus Mulcorny

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? Requested members to contact T.D. seeking an increase in the capitation grant and to email in briefing material to their public reps

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (6-10)

All meetings were in Leinster House main topic was capitation but other Education policy matters were sometimes discussed e.g. SNA vetting, Admissions Bill,

Email (21-30)

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.

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Mitchell O’Connor Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)

Peter Fitzpatrick TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)