AONTAS

Lobbying Organisation AONTAS

Date published 21 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Correspondence to Minister John Halligan TD highlighting the important role that adult and community education plays in supporting social cohesion.

Intended results Ensure that adult and community education is recognised and adequately resourced within public policy.

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

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)

Email to Minister John Halligan TD thanking him for the invitation to the Further Education and Training (FET) Forum on Brexit and highlighting the important role that adult and community education plays in supporting social cohesion. The email also included a copy of the AONTAS publication 'I'm an Adult Learner 2016: Inspiring learner stories from across Ireland'.

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.

John Halligan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)