AONTAS

Lobbying Organisation AONTAS

Date published 19 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Email to candidates for election to the 33rd Daíl regarding AONTAS' election priorities

Intended results Argue for AONTAS election priorities during the election

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Benjamin Hendriksen

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 (1)

1 email to each of the candidates listed below. Candidates listed below were DPOs at the time of the email to election candidates.

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.

Bobby Aylward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Deering TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Hynes Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Senator (Seanad)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Noonan Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

Patrick O'Neill Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

Adrienne Wallace Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Matt Carthy MEP (European Parliament)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

TP O'Reilly Councillor (Cavan County Council)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Breen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe Councillor (Clare County Council)

Róisín Garvey Councillor (Clare County Council)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James O'Connor Councillor (Cork County Council)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin O'Keeffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Liam Quaide Councillor (Cork County Council)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould Councillor (Cork City Council)

Ger Keohane Councillor (Cork City Council)

Oliver Moran Councillor (Cork City Council)

Kenneth Noel O'Flynn Councillor (Cork City Council)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Creed TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul O'Shea Councillor (Cork County Council)

Colette Finn Councillor (Cork City Council)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lorna Bogue Councillor (Cork City Council)

Simon Coveney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns Councillor (Cork County Council)

Alan Coleman Councillor (Cork County Council)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Christopher O'Sullivan Councillor (Cork County Council)

Karen Coakley Councillor (Cork County Council)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Hayes Councillor (Cork County Council)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Harley Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John O'Donnell Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Healy Councillor (Fingal County Council)

John Lyons Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Noone Senator (Seanad)

Cian O'Callaghan Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Deirdre Heney Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Michael O'Brien Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Senator (Seanad)

Chris Andrews Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mannix Flynn Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Kevin Humphreys Senator (Seanad)

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Fitzpatrick Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éilis Ryan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Christy Burke Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Joe Costello Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Neasa Hourigan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Gary Gannon Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Mulville Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Joe O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Duncan Smith Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Dean Mulligan Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Tony Murphy Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Vicki Casserly Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Emer Higgins Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Timmons Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Mark Ward Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

John Curran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gogarty Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Peter Kavanagh Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Joanna Tuffy Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Caroline Conroy Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Noel Rock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Andrew Montague Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond Senator (Seanad)

Deirdre Conroy Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Josepha Madigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lettie McCarthy Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Shane Ross TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tara Deacy Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Rebecca Moynihan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Duff Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Francis Noel Duffy Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Deirdre O'Donovan Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Carly Bailey Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie O'Connor Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Katherine Zappone TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Currie Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Leo Varadkar TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Dave Quinn Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Ossian Smyth Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Barry Ward Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donagh Mark Killilea Councillor (Galway County Council)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Roche Councillor (Galway County Council)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ollie Crowe Councillor (Galway City Council)

Mike Cubbard Councillor (Galway City Council)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kyne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly Councillor (Kerry County Council)

Norma Foley Councillor (Kerry County Council)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Norma Moriarty Councillor (Kerry County Council)

Reada Cronin Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anthony Lawlor Senator (Seanad)

Vincent Martin Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Suzanne Doyle Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Ryan Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Mark Wall Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pippa Hackett Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Peter Ormond Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Tuohy Councillor (Laois County Council)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

James Collins Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Frankie Daly Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Brian Leddin Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kieran O'Donnell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard O'Donoghue Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Patrick O'Donovan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin "Boxer" Moran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty Councillor (Longford County Council)

Louise Heavin Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Gabrielle McFadden Senator (Seanad)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Declan Breathnach TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Byrne Councillor (Louth County council)

Peter Fitzpatrick TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGahon Councillor (Louth County council)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh Senator (Seanad)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michelle Mulherin Senator (Seanad)

Michael Ring TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Bonner Councillor (Meath County Council)

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Regina Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Deirdre Geraghty Smith Councillor (Meath County Council)

Annie Hoey Councillor (Meath County Council)

Sharon Keogan Councillor (Meath County Council)

Helen McEntee TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke Councillor (Meath County Council)

Shane Cassells TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel French Councillor (Meath County Council)

Johnny Guirke Councillor (Meath County Council)

Ronan Moore Councillor (Meath County Council)

Sarah Reilly Councillor (Meath County Council)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aisling Dolan Councillor (Galway County Council)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Orla Leyden Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Eugene Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Declan Bree Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Frank Feighan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino O'Boyle Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Eamon Scanlon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Walsh Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Garret Ahearn Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Martin Browne Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Goldsboro Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Joe Hannigan Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien Geoghegan Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

John Cummins Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

Eddie Mulligan Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

John Pratt Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

Matt Shanahan Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael D'Arcy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa McDonald Councillor (Wexford County Council)

Johnny Mythen Councillor (Wexford County Council)

Michael Sheehan Councillor (Wexford County Council)

Joe Behan Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Casey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Andrew Doyle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Paul O'Brien Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Jennifer Whitmore Councillor (Wicklow County Council)