Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Joint submission by AHEAD & DFI on the 'Calculated Grade Process for Leaving Certificate 2020 - Ensuring Fairness for Students with Disabilities'

Intended results For measures to be put in place to ensure the calculated grading process is fair to students with disabilities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joanne McCarthy, Ríona Morris

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)

1 Submission was sent to certain members of the "Advisory Group for Contingency Planning for State Examinations 2020" in the Department of Education. Note: said specific members of the Advisory Group (Ciara Molloy, Eamonn Moran) are not DPOs as per the Dept. of Education's list of DPOs but the submission may have subsequently been brought to the attention of members who are DPOs.

Social Media (1)

1 tweet drawing attention to / asking to read our submission tagging Minister Joe McHugh TD and the Department of Education.

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)