Children's Books Ireland CLG (Children's Books Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Children's Books Ireland CLG

Date published 20 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Lobbying in relation to funding for primary school libraries

Intended results The reinstatement of the school library fund at the level of €5.68m for the purchase of books by primary schools

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Elaina Ryan, CEO

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)

Martin Mackin (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Stephen Lynam (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Mass email to all Oireachtas members on 20 September and 5 October to call for their support for the reinstatement of the primary school library fund

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual meeting with Norma Foley TD, Minister for Education, on 30 September 2021 to discuss the reinstatement of the primary school library fund and call for €5.68m to be invested on a recurring annual basis to fund book purchase in schools

Letter (1)

Letter to Norma Foley TD, Minister for Education, on 4 October 2021 to thank her for meeting with us and to call for the reinstatement of the primary school library fund at a level of €5.68m on a recurring annual basis to fund book purchase in schools

Letter (1)

Letter to Roderic O'Gorman TD, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, on 4 October 2021 to thank her for meeting with us and to call for the reinstatement of the primary school library fund at a level of €5.68m on a recurring annual basis to fund book purchase in schools

Email (2-5)

Email to Anne Rabbitte TD, Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and at the Department of Health, on 5 October 2021 to call for her support for the reinstatement of the primary school library fund and to ask her to share the message on social media. Emails to John Lahart and Richard Bruton on 6 October to call for their support for the reinstatement of the primary school library fund.

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.

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Aine Doyle Special Adviser (Department of Education)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)