INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Lobbying Organisation INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Date published 19 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021 and INTO’s support of LGBTQ+ teachers through its work with the INTO LGBT+ Teachers’ Group.

Intended results Inform DPO and seek support for LGBTQ+ primary school teachers

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Máirín Ní Chéileachair and Maeve McCafferty

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Online meeting on 25th November 2021, Deputy Gary Gannon was invited to attend but he was not present, his parliamentary assistant Diane McSweeney attended.

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.

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)