TU Dublin Students' Union CLG

Lobbying Organisation TU Dublin Students' Union CLG

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Technological Universities Bill

Intended results To secure amendments to the bill

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Graham Higginbotham

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.

Submission (1)

Submission to Dáil members of the Education and Social Protection Committee, the Minister and her Special Advisor ahead of the second stage debate on the Technological Universities Bill. The submission set out DITSU's view on the bill and proposed a series of amendments with the UNion would like to see made to the bill.

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.

Joanna Tuffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ray Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Conaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neil Ward Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)

James Bannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Harrington TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jonathan O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan Minister (Department of Education and Skills)