TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change

Lobbying Organisation TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change

Date published 19 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Public Sector Standards Bill 2015

Intended results Amendments to the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 in line with TASC's proposals in its submission, available here: http://www.tasc.ie/publications/tasc-submission-on-the-public-sector-standards-bil/

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nuala Haughey, TASC

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.

Email (11-20)

Some of the DPOs listed were individually emailed with a copy of TASC's submission on the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015. In addition, the submission was sent to all members of the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform via its clerk.

Meeting (2-5)

A total of two meetings were held with two of the DPOs listed on this return.

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.

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerry Horkan Senator (Seanad)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael W. D'Arcy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paddy Burke Senator (Seanad)

Rose Conway-Walsh Senator (Seanad)

Kieran O'Donnell Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

William Beausang Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Orlaigh Quinn Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)