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 Invitation to Minister Richard Bruton TD requesting him to officially launch the AONTAS publication ‘I’m an Adult Learner 2016: Inspiring learner stories from across Ireland'.

Intended results To ensure that Minister Bruton was given an opportunity to hear first hand the positive impact that adult learning can have on individuals, families and communities.

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 (1)

A letter was sent to Minister Richard Bruton TD inviting him to officially launch our AONTAS publication ‘I’m an Adult Learner 2016: Inspiring learner stories from across Ireland’. In this correspondence AONTAS also highlighted the important target of increasing the lifelong learning participation rate in Ireland from 7.2% to 10% by 2020 - as outlined in the DES Action Plan on 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.

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)