Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Lobbying Organisation Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Date published 18 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Proposal for employers to reimburse welfare payments arising in cases of unfair dismissal.

Intended results To outline FLAC's position and advocate that this proposal not go ahead

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ciaran Finlay, Legal & Policy 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.

Email (1)

FLAC's submission in relation to the proposal that employers would reimburse welfare payments arising in cases of unfair dismissal was circulated to the members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

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.

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Ray Butler Senator (Seanad)

Kevin Humphreys Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Curran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Bailey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)