National Principals' Forum

Lobbying Organisation National Principals' Forum

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Primary principals' workload and resourcing of schools

Intended results Engagement with the Minister to outline how improvements on the ground can be achieved.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity National Principals' Forum

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 (2-5)

We sought a meeting with the Minister for Education, with the help of An Tánaiste, to discuss a three point agenda: 1) Sustainable leadership & modernisation of the principal's role; 2) Inclusion and special education structures; 30 Funding & pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools. Meeting to occur in February 2026.

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.

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister (Department of Education)