RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Operation of the Education (Misc Provisions) Act 2015

Intended results Legislative Amendment

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Don Thornhill, Advisor to 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.

Letter (1)

Letter to the Minister for Education about the impact on RCSI of the operation of Education (Misc Provisions) Act 2015 from Professor Cathal Kelly, CEO RCSI

Meeting (1)

One meeting took place with Brian Hayes MEP with Dr Don Thornhill on the 21st July 2017.

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.

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)