Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)

Lobbying Organisation Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)

Date published 14 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Pay of post 2010 entrants to teaching

Intended results Equal pay for post 2010 entrants to teaching

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kieran Christie, ASTI General Secretary

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD and Department officials at Department of Education and Skills

Informal communication (1)

ASTI President Breda Lynch met Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton TD at social event.

Informal communication (1)

ASTI President Breda Lynch met Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O'Connor at social event

Informal communication (1)

ASTI President Breda Lynch met Catherine Martin TD at social event.

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.

Joe McHugh Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Ned Costello Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)

Mark O'Doherty Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)

Mary Mitchell O’Connor Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)