AONTAS

Lobbying Organisation AONTAS

Date published 21 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Distribution of the AONTAS Response to the Programme for Government to Ministers in the Department of Education and Skills (DES).

Intended results Highlighting areas of importance to AONTAS in the Programme for Government and securing meetings with Ministers in the Department of Education.

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.

Letter (2-5)

Letters to Ministers congratulating them on their appointment, sharing our response to the Programme for Government, providing them with some information about the work of AONTAS and requesting a meeting.

Email (2-5)

Email to Ministers congratulating them on their appointment, sharing our response to the Programme for Government, providing them with some information about the work of AONTAS and requesting a 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.

John Halligan Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)