RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Date published 23 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Operation of Education (Misc Provisions) Act 2015

Intended results Enchanced understanding of impact on RCSI

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Don Thornhill, Adviser, Office of the 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)

Dr Don Thornhill (Former DPO) Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)

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)

Professor Cathal Kelly, Registrar and CEO and Dr Don Thornhill met Deputy Thomas Byrne on 20 October 2016 in Leinster House.

Email (1)

Email sent in relation to the meeting

Phone call (1)

Phone call in relation to the meeting and to provide additional background information

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.

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)