Inclusion Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Inclusion Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details An invitation was issued to Minister Madigan to attend and speak at an Inclusion Ireland Inclusive Education Event on November 15th 2022

Intended results Minister Madigan to attend and speak at the event and hear the issues in inclusive education

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Derval McDonagh, Julie Helen

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.

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We would like to invite you to our seminar on the pathway towards inclusive education on Nov 15th; the flyer is attached with details. We would love if you were in a position to attend, and if not , that you might be in a position to provide a video or remote address. Inclusive Education is one of the core pillars of our work at Inclusion Ireland. On this day we will bring together advocates who have been through the education system and who will share their experiences and stories alongside policy makers, academics , educators and families. We hope to paint a picture of what might be possible and what inclusive education really means for all children. There are many myths around inclusive education and we hope to tease these out together in round table discussion format. Joanne Banks from TCD will provide one of the opening presentations. We hope that you can join us as we know you share our vision around all children going to school together with the supports they need to thrive

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.

Josepha Madigan Minister of State (Department of Education)