ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRELAND LIMITED

Lobbying Organisation ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRELAND LIMITED

Date published 28 Feb, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Letter issued to Minister Joe McHugh expressing my concern at the demotion of Geography from being a core subject at Junior Certificate Level.

Intended results My preference would be to not demote Geography to being an optional subject and to retain it as a mandatory core subject.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Synnott

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)

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.

Joe McHugh Minister (Department of Education and Skills)