Montague Communications Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Montague Communications Ltd

Date published 20 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Highlight case of Tesco's Dot Com workers whose hours of work were being unilaterally changed by the company which was going to cost those workers thousands of Euros annually in lost earnings

Intended results Issue being raised in the Oireachtas

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Montague

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Mandate Trade Union

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address O'Lehane House, Cavendish Row, Dublin 1.

Main business or activity

Company website www.mandate.ie

Contact email address jhogan@mandate.ie

Contact phone number 01-8746321

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (21-30)

Emails informing Oireachtas members of Tesco's decision to change their Dot Com workers' hours of work and asking them to raise the matter

Phone call (2-5)

Follow-up briefings with key Oireachtas members

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.

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)