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Who lobbies whom about what. Search Ireland's lobbying register to see who is influencing your TDs, ministers, and public officials — and on whose behalf.

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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Meetings held in Brussels with MEPs and/or staff for MEPs Matt Carthy, Sean Kelly, and Mairead McGuiness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Event held in the AV Room of Leinster House. Event facilitated by AONTAS Advocacy Lead on behalf of groups involved in the campaign to see a reversal of the cut to the Rehabilitative Training Allowance (announced in summer 2019)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Séamus Healy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Scanlon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Letter sent to Minister of State for Disability Issues, Minister of Health, Minister of Finance, and members of the Joint Committees of Health, and Education and Skills. Letter was sent by AONTAS Advocacy Lead on behalf of campaign partner organisations AONTAS, Rehab Group, Inclusion Ireland, Central Remedial Clinic, Irish Wheelchair Association, Disability Federation of Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Harty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 18 more
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] AONTAS invitation to the Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills to participate in the AONTAS Lifelong Learning Summit on 18 November 2019
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seán Ó Foghlú', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] AONTAS Response to Budget 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Mary Mitchell O’Connor', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 19 more
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] An email was sent from CEO Niamh O'Reilly to the members of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills as an invitation to attend the Adult Learner's Festival Policy event on 9 March 2018 at Buswell's Hotel. Additional personalised emails were sent to the Education and Skills spokespeople of Fianna Fail, Sinn Fein, The Green Party, and the Labour Party all of whom sit on the Committee
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tony McLoughlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Invitation sent to Minister Bruton seeking his participation and a speech in the 3rd annual National Further Education and Training Learner Forum.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] A letter was sent to Ministers Bruton, Donohoe and Padraig Walsh, CEO QQI, on behalf of AONTAS Community Education Network (CEN) membership regarding QQI fees for reengagement and program validation, and their impact on community education providers and learners who participate in community education courses across Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] Letters sent to Ministers Bruton, Donohoe, and Minsiters of State Halligan and Mitchell-O'Connor, as well as Oireachtas Committee members from Education and Skills and Finance and Public Expenditure, and Taosieach. The focus of the letter is a pre-budget communication conveying the AONTAS pre-budget submission for 2019.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 22 more
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] On behalf of the AONTAS Community Education Network (CEN) the focus of this letter writing campaign regards QQI fees for reengagement and program validation, and their impact on community education providers and learners who participate in community education courses across Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] At the request of the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA), of which AONTAS is a member, a letter was sent to Irish MEPs asking for their consideration of proposed EAEA amendments to the newly proposed Erasmus programme. Amendments to the proposed Erasmus programme which were drafted by EAEA were sent to MEPs with the letter.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] A letter was sent from AONTAS CEO Niamh O'Reilly to the Minister for Education and Skills asking him to continue use of evidence-based policy making by taking note of specific evidence published in the 2017 Adult Education Survey.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] A letter was sent on behalf of AONTAS member Transformative Recovery College asking for Ministerial help to find the College stable teaching and counselling space in Mullingar, according to commitments made in the current Programme for Partnership Government.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Letter sent to Minister Bruton upon his new appointment as Minister of Communications, Climate Action, and Environment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Meeting to speak generally about the work of AONTAS and policy issues of importance to AONTAS members. Specifically this was an opportunity to discuss concerns AONTAS and our membership have with the tabled Qualifications and Quality Assurance Bill currently before the Seanad.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Discussions with Kevin McCarthy during the Good Governance Awards Ceremony on 15/11/2018
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Letter sent to all members of the Seanad seeking their support for an amendment being proposed by Senator Lynn Ruane to exempt not-for-profit community education providers from payments into what would be a newly created Learner Protection Fund under changes to the Qualification and Quality Amendment Bill 2018
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 56 more
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Emails sent to Micheál Martin and Thomas Byrne
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Minister Halligan was invited to speak, and did indeed attend the AONTAS Adult Learning Festival, European Union policy event. Minister Halligan provided welcoming remarks to the event and then stayed to listen to a presentation by David Mallows, Lecturer with the University College London. This presentation was on the importance of adult education to the social and active inclusion of citizens.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Minister Richard Bruton was invited to provide opening remarks to the National Further Education and Training (FET) Forum which is lead by AONTAS under the authority of the Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] AONTAS CEO sent a personal email to Minister of Education and Skills Richard Bruton congratulating him upon his reappointment as Minister under the new administration of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] AONTAS Advocacy Lead wrote Minister Bruton and Minister of State Halligan to preemptively discuss with them the issues of re-engagement and program validation fees from QQI and their impact upon the community education sector. These letters were subsequently followed up with communication as part of the 2018 pre-budget submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] AONTAS submitted its 2018 pre-budget submission to the Minister of Finance and Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe in August 2017. In addition to responding to this public request for submissions AONTAS sent the 2018 pre-budget submission to the Minister for Education and Skills, Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation and Research and Development, Minister of State for Higher Education, and members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Ed
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} + 21 more
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] A letter was sent from CEO Niamh O'Reilly to Minister Mitchell O'Connor and cc'd to Minsiter Bruton, thanking them for their decision to provide €16.5 million to help part-time learners access third level education; particularly lone parent learners.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Mary Mitchell O’Connor', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] A thank you card sent to Minister Coveney thanking him for his support at the AONTAS Community Education Network Ten Year Anniversary (CEN 10) event.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] AONTAS a supported a member in a letter writing campaign. The campaign was to thank Minister Coveney for attendance at the Community Education Network Ten Year Anniversary (CEN 10).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Implement Section 80, 3.13 of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Education and Training Act (2012) which states that “exemptions and waivers may be provided for in specified circumstances”.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Distribution of AONTAS Election Manifesto to political party members.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': "Jim D'Arcy", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Jonathan O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] AONTAS nominated our President, Ms. Elizabeth Waters for consideration for appointment to the Teaching Council.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] Distribution of the AONTAS Pre-Budget Submission to Government Ministers and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Burton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more
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All lobbying data comes from the Regulation of Lobbying Register, maintained by the Standards in Public Office Commission under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015.

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