AONTAS

Lobbying Organisation AONTAS

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Invitation to Policy Day

Intended results Recognition of the value of community education and support for the sector in budgetary decision-making and policy processes

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Thompson

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.

Email (6-10)

Key decision makers, and stakeholders were invited to attend “From Politics to People”, our Adult Learners' Festival 2025 Policy Discussion on Monday 3 March. This event brought together AONTAS members, adult learners, and policy makers to demonstrate to the new Government that community education is the policy solution they need in response today’s societal challenges.

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.

James Lawless Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Colm O'Reardon Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

William Beausang Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Nessa White Executive Director (Solas)

Andrew Brownlee Chief Executive Officer (Solas)

Keith Moynes Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)