Business in the Community Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Business in the Community Ireland

Date published 16 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Paul Donnelly, TD expressed an interest in learning more about our P-Tech educational programme.

Intended results To spread knowledge of the P-Tech programme and share the positive impacts to students being achieved throughout the pilot programme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andrea Lazenby Simpson

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)

Date: 29th April 2024. . IBM colleagues joined to speak about IBM operations in west Dublin, Paul’s constituency.

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.

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)