Epilepsy Ireland
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Meeting (1)
Met with the office of Deputy Gary Gannon to discuss our recent meeting with the SEC and to discuss how further details had not yet been released about the eligibility criteria of exams.
Phone call (1)
Discussed the need for info around the eligibility criteria for the deferred sitting of Leaving Cert Exams
Meeting (1)
Epilepsy Ireland CEO Peter Murphy met with Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor to discuss the issues facing students with epilepsy during Leaving Cert exams.
Email (6-10)
Emailed Deputies who have regularly raised this issue to update them on the announcement of the SEC and the issues with the criteria that Epilepsy Ireland had identified
Email (2-5)
Emailed Ministers/Deputies about issues around eligibility criteria for deferred Leaving Cert exams after they commented on issues around this year's sittings.
Phone call (2-5)
Spoke with Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin's office regarding issues experiencing during deferred leaving cert exam sittings.
Social Media (1)
Tagged the Minister for Education in a social media post about issues around deferred sittings of exams.
Email (1)
Wrote to Minister for Education and all members of the Joint Committee on Education regarding the issues faced by a student with epilepsy during the Leaving Cert and how eligibility criteria was applied.
Email (1)
Sent correspondence to the Minister for Education on the behalf of the Irish Epilepsy League regarding this issue.
Email (1)
Sought that Deputy Clarke submit PQ on exams issues.
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.