Chime

Lobbying Organisation Chime

Date published 19 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Educational outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children

Intended results Seeking publication of educational outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children to ascertain the extent to which the official policy objective - that these children achieve educational outcomes on a par with hearing peers of similar ability (NCSE,2011) - is being achieved.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan Lennon

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.

Email (6-10)

We emailed a number of members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education in relation to a presentation made on behalf of Chime to the committee on the matter on July 4th 2023.

Meeting (1)

Met with Sinn Fein spokesperson on Education.

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.

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)