AONTAS

Lobbying Organisation AONTAS

Date published 18 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details AONTAS CEO sent a personal email to Minister of Education and Skills Richard Bruton congratulating him upon his reappointment as Minister under the new administration of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

Intended results To ensure AONTAS remains on the political radar of the Minister of Education and Skills as a charitable organisation willing and wanting to work with government to create a system of quality learning for adults throughout their lives.

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 O'Reilly personally congratulated Minister Bruton on his reappointment and expressed her pleasure at having the chance to continue working with the Minister on issues that affect life long learning and access to adult 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)