Marc Coleman

Lobbying Organisation Marc Coleman

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Promoting greater use of Apprenticeship and shift of resourcing to job focused further education alternatives to University

Intended results Greater focus in third level spending priorities on efficient job focused Further Education priortities. Reducing wasteful spending. Eliminate/reduce spending on politicised University courses and on politicised NGOs

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Marc Coleman

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.

Social Media (11-20)

Tweets and Linkedin messages emphasising need for greater investment in primary education (to reduce class sizes) and apprenticeship (to improve focus on FET spending on job relevant courses) and reform and cutting back waste on current spending in Universities but promoting infrastructure investment in Universities and R&D

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)