Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Lobbying Organisation Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Date published 18 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details crisis in defined benefit pension schemes

Intended results to secure departmental report for concrete action which will reslove this crisis

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fergus Whelan Industrial 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)

15 January 15 March

Event / Reception (2-5)

briefings of political parties on this issue 13 / 15 february

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)