Business in the Community Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Business in the Community Ireland

Date published 05 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Aim to become a registered organisation to oversee Garda Vetting for our business volunteers in Time to Read and Mentoring programmes

Intended results Aim to become a registered organisation to oversee Garda Vetting for our business volunteers in Time to Read and Mentoring programmes

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Germaine Noonan

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 written to Ministers seeking us being registered as an organisation able to vet our volunteers . Previously this was done by Tulsa but due to backlog this additional vetting may slow down the volunteer process so if we can vet ourselves, will speed it up

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)

Frances Fitzgerald Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)