AONTAS

Lobbying Organisation AONTAS

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Public Campaign to highlight the importance and impact of community education across the country.

Intended results Recognition and Resourcing of the Sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Thompson

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? During our public campaign on the week beginning September the 22nd we asked people who were involved in community education to send an email to their local councillor or TD highlighting the value of community education and asking for support for the sector

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (1)

During an online webinar on the 17th of September we highlighted the message of our forthcoming campaign, Lifelong, Local and Life-changing we asked people who are involved with community education to contact their local councillors or TDs to share the message of our campaign and highlight the value of community education.

Designated public officials lobbied

There were no DPOs directly lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area.