Irish Educational Publishers' Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Educational Publishers' Association

Date published 20 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Informing Minister of Education of the range of materials the Education Publishers were making freely available to the public

Intended results Awareness in the Minister and his department of the efforts of the Education Publishers to support teachers, parents and schools during COVID-19

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alan Cantwell, secretary of the Irish Education Publishers Association

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)

Information for the Minister on the efforts of the IRPA members to support teachers, parents and schools

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)