Google Ireland Limited

Lobbying Organisation Google Ireland Limited

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 Computer science education

Intended results To encourage giving Irish secondary students the opportunity to study Computer Science as a subject on the national curriculum.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ronan Harris, Vice President, Google, EMEA

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Ryan Meade (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

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.

Email (6-10)

Emails to Jan O'Sullivan, Ciaran Cannon, Neil Ward

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Jan O'Sullivan and Ciaran Cannon

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.

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

Neil Ward Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)