Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Lobbying Organisation Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Date published 18 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details meeting with TDs seeking support for the Congress Housing charter

Intended results to secure the support of TDs for the aims and objectives of teh charter

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Macdara Doyle Press 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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? to meet TDs and seek support for the Congress Campaign on Housing and Homelessness

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (21-30)

19 February D Calleary, M Ring, N Rock R Bruton 19 Feb. F Mc Grath , D Murphy 23 Feb Marc McSharry, Martin Scanlon , Martin Heydon, Lisa Chambers B Kelliher26 February 27 February Sean Haughey Fiona O Loughlin 5 March Sean Fleming 8 March Katherine Zappone 9 March John Browne 12 March Tony Mc Loughlin John Lahart 7 March Frances Fitzgerald , john Curran 16 March thomas Byrne Eugene Murphy 23 march Fergus O Dowd 24 march Paul Kehoe 26 March Kevin Boxer Moran Michael Mc Grath 29 March darragh O Brien 6 April Pat Casey 9 April Peter Burke 11 April Jim O Callaghan 12 April Maria Bailey 13 AprilNiall Collins 16 AprilDenis Naughten 30 AprilFrank O'Rourke

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.

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Ring Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Noel Rock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Dara Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Scanlon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Fitzgerald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Curran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eugene Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Kevin Boxer Moran Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Casey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Bailey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Frank O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)