Institute of Physics

Lobbying Organisation Institute of Physics

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details The importance of taking physics into account in departmental policy considerations

Intended results Meeting with Minister Lawless is desired by the visiting CEO of IOP

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr. Michael Kyle

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)

IOP have a conference at the end of February and we are inviting the Minister and hopefully we can meet that way to make it convenient for everyone. We are hoping to initiate communication with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and meet the Minister to discuss policy issues in relation to physics and particular with regard to a recent accession of Ireland as an associate member of CERN which Minister Lawless and department were directly involved in.

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.

James Lawless Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)