Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers

Lobbying Organisation Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details To explore the opportunity to develop a new apprenticeship for valuers.

Intended results To make an application for a new valuation apprenticeship programme, together with Blackrock Further Education Institute.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Davitt, CEO of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV)

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)

Emailed correspondence to Norma Foley TD, Minister, Department of Education and to Simon Harris TD, Minister, Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science.

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.

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)