An Cosan

Lobbying Organisation An Cosan

Date published 19 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details To advocate on the importance of resourcing the Adult Community Education sector in order to support the delivery of the Government’s ‘Adult Literacy for Life’ 10 year strategy.

Intended results Adequate resourcing for the Adult Community Education sector to support the delivery of Government's "Adult Literacy for Life" Strategy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Heydi Foster, CEO

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.

Letter (2-5)

A letter was sent in advance of the Budget to advocate and impress upon Minister Simon Harris TD the importance of resourcing the Adult Community Education sector to support the delivery of the Government’s ‘Adult Literacy for Life’ 10 year strategy. The letter was sent via email to Minister Simon Harris TD and it was also copied to Sarah Bardon, Special Adviser to Minister Harris. The Letter was also copied via email to Andrew Brownlee, Chief Executive, Solas.

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, Research, Innovation and Science)

Sarah Bardon Special Adviser (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)