AONTAS

Lobbying Organisation AONTAS

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Email and policy paper sent to Minister Harris regarding the Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage Fund and the impact of this fund in the community education sector.

Intended results Highlight the value and impact of funding community education providers.

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 (1)

AONTAS CEO emailed Minister Harris with information regarding the AONTAS Policy Day and a policy paper. This paper highlighted the impact of the MAED fund in supporting disadvantaged learners in the community education sector. https://www.aontas.com/assets/resources/Adult-Learners-Festival/AONTAS Policy Paper- FINAL.pdf

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.

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