Gibney Communications

Lobbying Organisation Gibney Communications

Date published 19 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details To engage with Government officials to discuss the benefits of further investment in research and innovation.

Intended results To encourage further Government supports for research and innovation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eamonn Mackey & Mark O'Doherty

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)

Mark O'Doherty (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Institute of Physics Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 35 Westland Row, Dublin 2, D02 XY04

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website https://www.iopireland.org

Contact email address ireland@iop.org

Contact phone number 00447741724998

Contact address 35 Westland Row, Dublin 2, D02 XY04

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with members of the Oireachtas and Officials in the Department of Further and Higher Education and the Department of Enterprise to encourage further support for research and innovation.

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.

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Deirdre Lillis Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Declan Hughes Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)