IBM

Lobbying Organisation IBM

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Skills and Career Pathways for youth in disadvantaged areas.

Intended results To explore whether the P-TECH model from the US (http://www.ptech.org/) could be adapted in an Irish context, to address skills and career pathway issues in disadvantaged areas.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Barry O'Brien

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Discussed at meeting of Ginni Rometty with the Taoiseach and Martin Fraser in Davos. Subsequent follow-up meeting in Dublin with Elizabeth Canavan (Department of the Taoiseach) and Barry O'Brien (IBM).

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.

Elizabeth Canavan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)