Irish Educational Publishers' Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Educational Publishers' Association

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Informing the Deputy of the role of Irish Educational Publishing Association and its willingness to engage in policy discussion

Intended results engagement Engagement with department of Education on the Development of an Innovative Language Learning Programme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alan Cantwell, General Secretary of IEPA

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Role of IEPA, its ambitions and its willingness to pay an active part in the conversation concerning the future of education in Ireland

Letter (1)

Outlining concerns of IEPA relating to matters arising from the Development of an Innovative Language Learning Programme

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.

Donnacha O`Laoire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)