Politician(s) lobbied: Marian Harkin (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Eoin Morton (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: More funding for NALA services, and solutions to challenges with FET and ALL strategy implementation
Methods: Meeting
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16 June 2026: CEO Colleen Dube, Chair of NALA Board Eleanor Neff, and Vice-Chair Patricia (Trish) Nolan met with Marian Harkin and Eoin Morton in Government buildings. The headline agenda items were 'sustainability of NALA's services' and 'current implementation and investment in the FET and ALL strategies'
Politician(s) lobbied: Max Murphy (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: More funding for NALA services, and solutions to challenges with ALL strategy implementation
Methods: Meeting
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18 June 2026: CEO Colleen Dube, and Learning Strategy and Education Manager Elaine Cohalan met with Max Murphy in Government buildings. The headline agenda items were 'NALA's services', 'ALL Strategy - status of implementation' and 'ALL Strategy - relationship to other related strategies'
Politician(s) lobbied: Harry McCann (Special Adviser), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: €650,000 more funding for NALA services, and funding (where relevant) of recommendations of the Literacy Provision Expert Group, Adult Literacy for Life Strategy mid-term review, and advice notes from the National Skills Council
Methods: Meeting
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14 July 2026: CEO Colleen Dube met with Harry McCann, Special Advisor to Minister James Lawless, to discuss NALA's pre-budget submission
Politician(s) lobbied: Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: €650,000 more funding for NALA services, and funding (where relevant) of recommendations of the Literacy Provision Expert Group, Adult Literacy for Life Strategy mid-term review, and advice notes from the National Skills Council
Methods: Informal communication
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Informal communication
17 July 2026: CEO Colleen Dube sent NALA's pre budget submission to Ivana Bacik TD by WhatsApp
Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Harry McCann (Special Adviser), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: €650,000 more funding for NALA services, and funding (where relevant) of recommendations of the Literacy Provision Expert Group, Adult Literacy for Life Strategy mid-term review, and advice notes from the National Skills Council
Methods: Email
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Email
17 July 2026: CEO Colleen Dube sent our pre-budget submission to James Lawless and Harry McCann
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; Max Murphy (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: €650,000 more funding for NALA services, and funding (where relevant) of recommendations of the Literacy Provision Expert Group, Adult Literacy for Life Strategy mid-term review, and advice notes from the National Skills Council
Methods: Email
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Email
17 July 2026: CEO Colleen Dube sent our pre-budget submission to Simon Harris and Max Murphy
Politician(s) lobbied: Marian Harkin (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Eoin Morton (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: €650,000 more funding for NALA services, and funding (where relevant) of recommendations of the Literacy Provision Expert Group, Adult Literacy for Life Strategy mid-term review, and advice notes from the National Skills Council
Methods: Email
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Email
17 July 2026: CEO Colleen Dube sent our pre-budget submission to Marian Harkin, Eoin Morton and Eimear Eilis
Politician(s) lobbied: Deirdre McDonnell (Chief Executive Officer), Solas; Colm McEvoy (Executive Director), Solas
Intent: €650,000 more funding for NALA services, and funding (where relevant) of recommendations of the Literacy Provision Expert Group, Adult Literacy for Life Strategy mid-term review, and advice notes from the National Skills Council
Methods: Email
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Email
17 July 2026: CEO Colleen Dube sent our pre-budget submission to Deirdre McDonnell and Colm McEvoy
Politician(s) lobbied: Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: €650,000 more funding for NALA services, and funding (where relevant) of recommendations of the Literacy Provision Expert Group, Adult Literacy for Life Strategy mid-term review, and advice notes from the National Skills Council
Methods: Email
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Email
17 July 2026: CEO Colleen Dube sent our pre-budget submission to Erin McGreehan
Politician(s) lobbied: Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad
Intent: €650,000 more funding for NALA services, and funding (where relevant) of recommendations of the Literacy Provision Expert Group, Adult Literacy for Life Strategy mid-term review, and advice notes from the National Skills Council
Methods: Email
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17 July 2026: CEO Colleen Dube sent our pre-budget submission to Laura Harmon
