GIY Ireland (GIY Ireland CLG)

Lobbying Organisation GIY Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Proposal and request for Programme support funding for GIY's GROW at School food education & sustainability programme for Primary Schools sent for the attention of Ministers of the Department of Health and Dept of Education.

Intended results Funding support for GROW at School to support 250 schools across Ireland to access the programme (500k)

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Kelly

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.

Email (2-5)

Email with attachment of a proposal as a request for funding and support for GROW at School under Healthy Ireland. Ref: GROW at School to support wellbeing in children

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.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)