Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 17 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Kevin Callinan, Fórsa General Secretary met with Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, regarding the urgent need to repeal the FEMPI legislation, warning that failure to honour this commitment jeopardises the Public Service Agreement 2024-26. A follow up email/letter was sent two weeks later.

Intended results Repeal the FEMPI legislation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kevin Callinan, Fórsa General Secretary

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? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting between Kevin Callinan and Minister Donohoe took place on 21st October 2024.

Letter (1)

A follow up letter and email were sent on 5th November.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)