RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Implementation experience of the provisions of the Education (Misc Provisions) Act 2015

Intended results To brief the Department of Education and Skills about RCSI's experience since the enactment of the act

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Don Thornhill, Adviser, Office of the CEO, RCSI. Dr Thornhill is a former Secretary General of DES (1993-1998) and former Chair of the Higher Education Authoritiy (1998-2005)

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Dr Don Thornhill (Former DPO) - (-)

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 (1)

Dr Thornhill contacted Mr Sean O'Foghlu to request a meeting where he could brief the Secretary General on the enactment of the Education (Misc Provisions) Act 2015

Meeting (1)

Dr Thornhill subsequently met with Mr O'Foghlu at a later date where he briefed the Secretary General on RCSI's experience since the enactment of the Education (Misc Provisions) Act 2015

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.

Seán Ó'Foghlú Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)