Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
- Published on: 19 July 2019
- Last updated on: 25 February 2026
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 | |
| Hildegarde Naughton TD | Department of Education and Youth | Minister for Education and Youth | |
| Michael Moynihan | Department of Education and Youth | ||
| Paul Melia | Department of Education and Youth | Special Adviser to Minister Naughton | |
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Denise Duffy |
Department of Education and Youth | Special Adviser to Minister Naughton | |
| Noel Byrne | Department of Education and Youth | Special Advisor to Minister Moynihan | |
| Bernie McNally | Department of Education and Youth | Secretary General | |
| Martina Mannion | Department of Education and Youth | ||
| Cliodhna O’Neill | Department of Education and Youth | ||
| Gavan O’Leary | Department of Education and Youth |
Corporate Assistant Secretary |
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| Dalton Tattan | Department of Education and Youth | ||
| Tomás Ó Ruairc | Department of Education and Youth |
Assistant Secretary for People Division |
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| Aoife Conduit | Department of Education and Youth | ||
| Hubert Loftus | Department of Education and Youth | Assistant Secretary, Planning & Building Unit | |
| Yvonne Keating | Department of Education and Youth | Chief Inspector, Inspectorate | |
| Anne-Marie Sherkle | Department of Education and Youth | Chief Information Officer (acting) | |
| Martin Clohessy | Department of Education and Youth | 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 and Youth 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.