Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

Date published 16 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Removal of Geography as a mandatory subject as part of the Junior Certificate

Intended results Geography to remain a core subject as past of the second level education program

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Edward McAuley

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.

Letter (1)

Letter, with support of other organisations, calling on government to reconsider the removal of Geography as a mandatory subject.

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 TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)