Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
Description
The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 is designed to provide information to the public about who is lobbying whom about what. The Standards in Public Office Commission have established an online register of lobbying at www.lobbying.ie.
Section 6(4) of the Act requires each public body to publish a list of designated public officials of the body. The purpose of the list is twofold:
- To allow members of the public identify those persons who are designated public officials; and
- As a resource for lobbyists filing a return to the Register who may need to source a designated public official’s details.
Designated Public Officials (DPOs) within the Department of Education and Skills
| Name | Organisation | Job Title |
|---|
| Richard Bruton T.D. | Department of Education and Skills | Minister for Education and Skills |
| John Halligan T.D. | Department of Education and Skills | Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation and Research and Development |
| Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. | Department of Education and Skills | Minister of State for Higher Education |
| Patrick Cluskey | Department of Education and Skills | Special Advisor to the Minister |
| Sarah O'Neill | Department of Education and Skills | Special Adviser to the Minister |
Roy Dooney Lynda McQuaid Michelle Clancy | Department of Education and Skills Department of Education and Skills Department of Education and Skills | Special Advisor to Minister Mitchell O'Connor Press Adviser to Minister Mitchell O'Connor Special Adviser to Minister Halligan |
| Seán Ó Foghlú | Department of Education and Skills | Secretary General |
| Ruth Carmody | Department of Education and Skills | Assistant Secretary |
| Mary Doyle | Department of Education and Skills | Deputy Secretary |
| Martin Hanevy | Department of Education and Skills | Assistant Secretary |
| Michael Keogh | Department of Education and Skills | Assistant Secretary |
| Harold Hislop | Department of Education and Skills | Assistant Secretary |
| Kevin McCarthy | Department of Education and Skills | Assistant Secretary |
| Alan Wall | Department of Education and Skills | Assistant Secretary |
| Dalton Tattan | Department of Education and Skills | Assistant Secretary |
| Hubert Loftus | Department of Education and Skills | Assistant Secretary |
| Harold Hislop | Department of Education and Skills | Chief Inspector |
Contacts and Further Information |