Kerry Parents & Friends Association

Lobbying Organisation Kerry Parents & Friends Association

Date published 17 Oct, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Letter sent to families requesting that they contact their public representatives on impending strike action due to inequality of pay for KPFA Staff

Intended results Influence Government to settle the pay parity issue and avoid strike.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Marie Linehan & Families on behalf of KPFA

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To contact public representatives about impending strike and ask them to influence government

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs Kerry based public representatives

Email All Councillors Kerry based public representatives

Letter All TDs Kerry based public representatives

Letter All Councillors Kerry based public representatives

Phone call All TDs Kerry based public representatives

Phone call All Councillors Kerry based public representatives

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (21-30)

Letters were sent to families about impending strike action. A draft letter for them send to their public representatives was also included. We estimate that very few letters were forwarded to public representatives.

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.

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)