Carlow College, St. Patrick's

Lobbying Organisation Carlow College, St. Patrick's

Date published 03 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Strategic positioning.

Intended results Clarification on future strategic positioning.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fr Conn O Maoldhomhnaigh

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Communications regarding the College's Strategic Positioning - Meeting with Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor 10/2/2022 Meeting with Department Officials 10/3/2022

Letter (2-5)

Letters to and from Department Officials - Letters dated 7/2/2022; 9/2/2022; 10/2/2022; 11/2/2022; 14/2/2022; Letter to Minister Simon Harris dated 10/2/2022.

Phone call (2-5)

Phone calls with DFHERIS officials- 22/3/2022; 9/3/2022

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)