AONTAS

Lobbying Organisation AONTAS

Date published 02 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Letter sent to the members of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills present at the 18/06/2019 Joint Committee Meeting. The letter thanked them for their support of the not-for-profit community education sector. An additional email sent to Senator Ruane who was not at the Joint Committee but who was supportive of AONTAS' position when the Bill was presented to the Seanad in November 2018

Intended results An exemption for not-for-profit community education providers from a new potential Learner Protection Fund

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Benjamin Hendriksen

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.

Email (1)

1 email containing a letter sent to each of the Joint Committee on Ed and Skills members present on the day, as well as Senator Ruane who was helpful in our efforts regarding the legislation in advance of the Joint Committee meeting.

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.

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)