Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
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From: Department of Education
- Published on: 19 July 2019
- Last updated on: 7 March 2025
Introduction
The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 is designed to provide information to the public about who is lobbying whom about what. Standards in Public Office Commission have established an online register of lobbying at https://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
- as a resource for lobbyists filing a return to the Register who may need to source a designated public official’s details
| Name | Organisation | Job title | |
| Helen McEntee TD | Department of Education | Minister for Education | |
| Michael Moynihan | Department of Education | Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion | |
| Patrick Cluskey | Department of Education | Special Adviser to Minister McEntee | |
| Cliona Doyle | Department of Education | Special Adviser to Minister McEntee | |
| Noel Byrne | Department of Education | Special Advisor to Minister Moynihan | |
| Bernie McNally | Department of Education | Secretary General | |
| Martina Mannion | Department of Education | Assistant Secretary, Social Inclusion, Special Education, NEPS and Early Years Education Policy | |
| Cliodhna O’Neill | Department of Education | Assistant Secretary (acting), Schools Division | |
| Gavan O’Leary | Department of Education | Assistant Secretary, Corporate Services, Finance, HR, Communications and Gaeltacht Education Unit | |
| Dalton Tattan | Department of Education | Assistant Secretary, Curriculum & Assessment Policy, Teacher Education | |
| Tomás Ó Ruairc | Department of Education | Assistant Secretary, Data Compliance & Support, Statistics, Public Service Reform, Central Policy/Legal Services and International | |
| Aoife Conduit | Department of Education | Assistant Secretary, Teachers, SNA T&C, External HR, School Transport, RIRU | |
| Hubert Loftus | Department of Education | Assistant Secretary, Planning & Building Unit | |
| Yvonne Keating | Department of Education | Chief Inspector, Inspectorate | |
| Anne-Marie Sherkle | Department of Education | Chief Information Officer (acting) | |
| Martin Clohessy | Department of Education | Assistant Secretary for Major Operations |
Further information
In line with the principles of openness and transparency, a number of groups and committees in the Department of Education operate under the guidelines set out in the Transparency Code. This means that the groups' membership, work programme, and the minutes and agendas of all meetings are published here on this website.