Community Law & Mediation

Lobbying Organisation Community Law & Mediation

Date published 19 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Engagment with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills regarding the use of reduced timetabling in schools

Intended results Regulation and oversight by the Department of Education of the use of reduced hours or timetabling by schools

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caroline Keane

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 entitled The Use of Reduced School Hours, Informal School Suspensions and Expulsions

Meeting (1)

Attendance at hearing held by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

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.

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)