All Ireland Endorsement Body for Community Work Education and Training (All Ireland Endorsement Body for Community Work Education and Training (AIEB))

Lobbying Organisation All Ireland Endorsement Body for Community Work Education and Training

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Communicated with two Ministers and one of their advisors requesting a meeting with to ask for a meeting to discuss our work and our ongoing support needs

Intended results To secure a meeting which would provide an opportunity to introduce the Minister(s) to our work and to discuss our ongoing support needs

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Anastasia Crickley

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 (2-5)

Communicated with two Ministers via separate emails requesting meetings to discuss our work and our ongoing support needs. Communicated with one Ministerial advisor to introduce ourselves and to relate that wer were looking for a meeting with the Minister as above.

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.

Dara Calleary Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Jerry Buttimer Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Craig Dwyer Special Advisor (Department of Social Protection, Community, Rural Development and the Islands)