National Adult Literacy Agency

Lobbying Organisation National Adult Literacy Agency

Date published 09 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Digitalisation of public services

Intended results Literacy and inclusion focus in implementation of Ireland's Digital Public Services Plan 2030 and related strategies/policies

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colleen Dube

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.

Meeting (1)

Virtual meeting 2 December between 3 NALA staff (Michelle Lynch, Communications, Outreach and Advocacy Manager; Claire O'Riordan, Plain English Co-ordinator; and Aoife Crawford, Research and Policy Officer), Mary O'Donoghue (Director of the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer) and Marianne Cassidy (Assistant Secretary, DPER)

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.

Marianne Cassidy Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)