Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 12)
Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)
2025-09-04
Intent: Engage with DFHERIS to discuss challenges and solutions, ensure sector priorities align with national strategies, and highlight how private and independent HEIs can contribute to skills development, research, internationalisation, and effective and fair use of the National Training Fund.
Details: HECA seeks to outline higher education issues of concern and explore possible solutions, while highlighting the role and potential of the private and independent sector. Key areas include skills, societal needs, international students, applied research, legislative issues, and the National Training , ...
Officials: Keith Moynes
Methods: Email, Text - Phone call
Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)
2025-05-21
Intent: The intended result is equitable access to funding and support measures for all learners, and recognition of HECA / HECA member HEIs as a key stakeholder in higher education policy development.
Details: HECA seeks inclusion in consultations on the Future of Funding Options paper and the national disability support policy, specifically requesting consideration of targeted financial supports for disadvantaged students in HECA member HEIs addressing national skills needs.
Officials: Keith Moynes
Methods: Email
Ibec
2025-05-21
Intent: Secure a meeting to discuss the Funding the Future Strategy
Details: Funding the Future Strategy
Officials: Keith Moynes
Methods: 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
Irish Universities Association
2025-05-19
Intent: Policy update and feedback from universities
Details: Widening participation-PATH Access to HE programme
Officials: Keith Moynes
Methods: text message - Informal communication
Irish Universities Association
2025-05-19
Intent: policy update and feedback from universities
Details: Part-time and flexible students SUSI pilot- widening participation
Officials: Keith Moynes
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Irish Universities Association
2025-05-16
Intent: policy update and feedback from universities
Details: Part-time and flexible students SUSI pilot- widening participation
Officials: Keith Moynes
Methods: Phone call, Email, Tet message - Informal communication
Irish Universities Association
2025-05-16
Intent: Increased funding
Details: Higher education policy issues & investment in core funding and pay awards & Request/proposal for investment in universities to enable them to reach their Climate Action targets 2030
Officials: Keith Moynes
Methods: Higher education policy issues & investment in core funding and pay awards - Meeting, Request/proposal for investment in universities to enable them to reach their Climate Action targets 2030 - Email
Citywise Education
2025-04-04
Intent: Avenues to apply for government funding.
Details: Discussed the positive impact Citywise makes in communities and how funding could support that work
Officials: Keith Moynes
Methods: Location: Citywise Education - Meeting