AONTAS

Lobbying Organisation AONTAS

Date published 17 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Emails to Civil Servants, Ministers and Senators with link to an AONTAS research report (AONTAS CEN Census 2020: Community Education in a Time of COVID-19)

Intended results To make politicains and policymakers aware of the findings in the AONTAS CEN Census 2020: Community Education in a Time of COVID-19; in order to influence public policy on adult and community education.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Niamh O'Reilly

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 (21-30)

To make politicains and policymakers aware of the findings in the AONTAS CEN Census 2020: Community Education in a Time of COVID-19; in order to influence public policy on adult and community education.

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)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Justice)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Keith Moynes Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

William Beausang Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Deirdre Duffy Special Adviser (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)