Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
2025-05-21
Intent: Advocated for the need to make apprenticeships work better for smaller businesses through formalising the 'administrative transfer leave' option
Details: Submission to the SOLAS consultation on the Further Education and Training Strategy 2025-2029
Officials: Andrew Brownlee
Methods: Link to submission - https://www.dublinchamber.ie/Portals/0/Submissions/FETStrategySubmission_FV.pdf?ver=FDoryS7ACb349cRFrOzb1g%3d%3d - Submission
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
2025-05-21
Intent: Advocated for the introduction of a training voucher system to allow SMEs to invest in staff upskilling in critical areas relevant to their businesses without having to wait for formal programme development
Details: Submission to the SOLAS consultation on the Further Education and Training Stratgey 2025-2029
Officials: Andrew Brownlee
Methods: Link to submission - https://www.dublinchamber.ie/Portals/0/Submissions/FETStrategySubmission_FV.pdf?ver=FDoryS7ACb349cRFrOzb1g%3d%3d - Submission
Healthy Homes Ireland
2025-05-20
Intent: To raise awareness of report findings and garner support for the recommendations.
Details: To secure meetings and engage with elected/ designated officials in order to communicate the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes'.
Officials: Michael Brennan, Eoin Doyle, Niall Ó Donnabháin, Maurice Manning, Colm Burke, Kieran O'Donnell, Naoise Ó Muirí, Micheál Carrigy, ...
Methods: Invited several DPOs including TDs, Senators, civil and publicservants from relevant government departments and agencies to the Healthy Homes Ireland Forum breakfast event in Buswells Hotel [27 May 2025]. The event will mark the launch of the Home User Guide, a publication developed by the Irish Green Building Council with the support of Construct Innovate and Cairn Homes. - Email, On [25 April 2025] invited Minister for Housing James Browne to address the launch of the Home User Guide developed by the Irish Green Building Council with the support of Construct Innovate and Cairn Homes at a meeting of the Healthy Homes Ireland Forum on 27 May 2025. Subsequently corresponded with Minister Browne's office to ask that the invite be passed on to a junior ministerial colleague in his department. - Email
AONTAS
2025-05-20
Intent: Showcase the best practices of the sector in order to generate support through funding and recognition in policy processes.
Details: Invitation to attend the annual AONTAS Star Awards
Officials: Andrew Brownlee, Nessa White, James Lawless, Marian Harkin, Colm O'Reardon, Keith Moynes, William Beausang, Padraig Walsh
Methods: Key stakeholders and decision makers were invited to the annual AONTAS Star Awards held at Croke Park on March the 7th. The aim of this activity was to showcase best practice in the community education and generate support for the sector in budgetary and policy making processes. - Email
AONTAS
2025-05-20
Intent: Recognition of the value of community education and support for the sector in budgetary decision-making and policy processes
Details: Invitation to Policy Day
Officials: James Lawless, Colm O'Reardon, William Beausang, Nessa White, Andrew Brownlee, Keith Moynes
Methods: Key decision makers, and stakeholders were invited to attend “From Politics to People”, our Adult Learners' Festival 2025 Policy Discussion on Monday 3 March. This event brought together AONTAS members, adult learners, and policy makers to demonstrate to the new Government that community education is the policy solution they need in response today’s societal challenges. - Email
AHEAD
2025-01-17
Intent: To request the strong inclusion of Universal Design in the goals of the new strategy::Enquiring about potential for funding to support implementation of the Altitude Charter on Universal Design in Education.
Details: FET Strategy 2025-2029
Officials: Andrew Brownlee
Methods: Email