Down Syndrome Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Down Syndrome Ireland

Date published 15 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Meeting with Minister for Disability to discuss special school allocation

Intended results Special Classes for children who have a General Learning Disability to Mainstream schools

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peggy Ryan

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 (1)

Meeting with Minister Naughton about Special Classes for children who have a General Learning Disability to Mainstream schools vis a vis the significant allocation of Special classes for children who have ASD.

Letter (1)

The Education Sub-group of DSI Galway Committee also wrote to Simon Harris and Minister Moynihan on the matter.

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.

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Education)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Michael Moynihan Minister of State (Department of Education)