Overwatch Report

Irish Universities Association

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Horizon 2020 High Level Group Meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Irish Universities Association

May–August

[Education and Training] Engaged Research Event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

May–August

[Education and Training] Payroll shared services business case proposal for higher education

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre McDonnell', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

May–August

[Education and Training] Meeting with VPDOR's to discuss research.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

May–August

[Education and Training] Human Capital Initiative Funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

May–August

[Education and Training] HEA Act Reform and Third Level funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

May–August

[Education and Training] Project Board Higher Education Shared Services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Third level policy and funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip O’Callaghan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Universities Association

May–August

[Budgetary matters] IUA Pre-Budget 2020 Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Lucy Fallon-Byrne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Philip O’Callaghan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Ed Brophy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Mark O'Doherty", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)'} + 15 more

Irish Universities Association

September–December

[Education and Training] Payroll shared services project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre McDonnell', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

September–December

[Education and Training] HR issues affecting universities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aoife Conduit', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

September–December

[Education and Training] Higher education research

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Universities Association

September–December

[Education and Training] Higher education policy and structures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Capital funding of higher education

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hubert Loftus', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

September–December

[Education and Training] Higher education research

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

September–December

[Education and Training] Higher education policy and funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Universities Association

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Pre Budget meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Oireachtas briefing event - Third Level funding and pre-Budget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tommy Broughan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Buckley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 28 more

Irish Universities Association

September–December

[Education and Training] Higher education policy and funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Universities Association

January–April

[Education and Training] Exchange of views on Higher Education policy and performance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Ó Foghlú', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Mary Doyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

January–April

[Education and Training] Introductory briefing on the work of the Irish Universities Association (IUA).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Universities Association

January–April

[Education and Training] Introductory briefing on the work of the Irish Universities Association (IUA).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Noel Rock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Universities Association

January–April

[Education and Training] Exchange of views on Higher Education policy and performance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Universities Association

January–April

[Education and Training] Exchange of views on Higher Education policy and performance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Universities Association

January–April

[Education and Training] Introductory briefing on the work of the Irish Universities Association (IUA).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Universities Association

January–April

[Education and Training] Exchange of views on Higher Education policy and performance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Universities Association

January–April

[Education and Training] Exchange of views on Higher Education policy and performance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Universities Association

January–April

[Education and Training] Exchange of views on Higher Education policy and performance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Mitchell O’Connor', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Universities Association

January–April

[Education and Training] Exchange of views on Higher Education policy and performance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Marie-Louise O'Donnell", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Universities Association

January–April

[Education and Training] Exchange of views on Higher Education policy and performance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Lobbying Tracker

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