The Wheel

Lobbying Organisation The Wheel

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Ivan Cooper, Director of Public Policy at the Wheel, Deirdre Garvey - CEO of The Wheel and Mairead O'Connor - Skills Development Manager at The Wheel met with Minister of State for Community Development and Charities, Joe O'Brien on the 28th October via skype to brief the Minister and his officials on the findings of recent research into training and upskilling in the non-profit sector.

Intended results to brief the Minister on the findings of recent research into training and upskilling in the non-profit sector for the purpose of progressing a national training and skills development strategy for the community and voluntary sector.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Deirdre Garvey, CEO and Ivan Cooper, Director of Public Policy and Mairead O'Connor - Skills Development Manager

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 (1)

Director of Public Policy at the Wheel, Deirdre Garvey - CEO of The Wheel and Mairead O'Connor - Skills Development Manager at the Wheel met with Minister of State for Community Development and Charities, Joe O'Brien on the 28th October via skype to brief the Minister his officials on the findings of recent research into training and upskilling in the non-profit sector.

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.

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)