Gibney Communications

Lobbying Organisation Gibney Communications

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Engagement with the Department of Education to highlight the imminent accountants shortage and the need for reform of the accountancy syllabus

Intended results To encourage the Department of Education to reform the Leaving Certificate accounting syllabus

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark O'Doherty

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)

Mark O'Doherty (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Chartered Accountants Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 47-49 Pearse St, Dublin, 2, Dublin

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website http://www.charteredaccountants.ie/

Contact email address brendan.ohora@charteredaccountants.ie

Contact phone number (+353) 1 637 7200

Contact address 47-49 Pearse St, Dublin, 2, Dublin

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email to the Minister for Education's private secretary and special adviser requesting a meeting with the Minister to discuss reform of the Leaving Certificate accounting syllabus.

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.

Aine Doyle Special Adviser (Department of Education)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)