Centre for Effective Services

Lobbying Organisation Centre for Effective Services

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 Requesting a meeting to share information about CES' work in public services specifically in the area of education.

Intended results To arrange a meeting

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Maire Brophy Director of Development, Research and Evaluation at CES.

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)

2 emails to Aoife Molloy, Private Secretary to Simon Harris’ Diary, on 13th October 2022 and 18th October 2022 to arrange an informational introductory meeting with Simon Harris. 1 email to Deirdre Lillis Assistant Secretary in Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science on 17th October 2022 and 14th November 2022 to arrange introductory meeting.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Deirdre Lillis Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)