Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Lobbying Organisation Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Date published 16 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Pre-Budget Submission

Intended results Seeking government consideration for key points of ICTU Pre-Budget Submission.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Owen Reidy, General Secretary, Ger Gibbons and Mr Tom McDonnell

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Paschal Donohoe

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Ministers Chambers and Donohoe on 26 August 2025 with Owen Reidy, Ger Gibbons, and Tom McDonnell.

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 Finance)

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)