Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Lobbying Organisation Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Date published 15 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages

Intended results Seeking government timeline for abolition of Sub-Minimum Youth Rates of pay and seeking EESC develop an exploratory opinion on the implementation of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive with reference to Article 4 and Collective Bargaining.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Owen Reidy, General Secretary; Tom Sheppard, Communications Officer

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 (2-5)

Letter of 15 January 2026 to Minister Thomas Byrne TD re the AMWD Article 4 Collective Bargaining clause. Letter of 20 March 2026 to Minister Peter Burke TD re Article 6 Sub Minimum Youth rates.

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.

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)