Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Lobbying Organisation Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Date published 20 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details INOU participated in National Economic Dialogue plenaries and workshops on delivering future skills needs; supporting labour market participation.

Intended results To ensure the economic and social issues facing unemployed people were raised at NED. In particular to ensure that the NED's theme of ‘Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in the context of national and global challenges’ encompassed unemployed people's income, educational, trainining and employment needs and aspirations.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Stewart, INOU Coordinator; Bríd O'Brien, INOU Head of Policy and Media

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.

Meeting (2-5)

The INOU's Coordinator and Head of Policy and Media attended the plenaries over the two days; the Coordinator participated in the 'delivering future skills needs' workshop; and the Head of Policy and Media participated in the 'supporting labour market participation' workshops.

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 Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)