IPPN - The Irish Primary Principals' Network

Lobbying Organisation IPPN - The Irish Primary Principals' Network

Date published 20 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details IPPN's findings in relation to the use of physical intervention for the prevention and management of crisis situations. Contents included: Introduction, background & context, Recommendations, DES online survey responses and conclusions

Intended results To set out IPPN’s considerations and recommendations in relation to the use of physical intervention in schools. We encouraged school leaders to respond to the DES survey so that officials will appreciate the direct impact such issues have in schools, and hear the stories directly from schools and school leaders.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Páiric Clerkin

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.

Submission (1)

Submission - The use of physical intervention for the prevention and management of crisis situations, which was submitted in April 2019.

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 of State (Department of the Taoiseach)