Wexford Chamber of Industry & Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Wexford Chamber of Industry & Commerce

Date published 12 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Employment ( Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017

Intended results Lobbying -to oppose the bill and the amendments made. From a Wexford Chamber perspective the implication for business practice is potentially detrimental and Wexford Chamber is responding to concerns received from members.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Enda Kavanagh, CEO, Wexford Chamber

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mr. Paul Kehoe TD (Currently employed as a DPO) Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

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 (1)

Paul Kehoe TD made representations to Regina Doherty TD Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection on behalf of Wexford Chamber. A letter of response was received from Regina Doherty TD dated 20th July 2018 Case Number: REPS-2018-12787 and the Chamber received this response from Paul Kehoe on 26th July 2018.

Email (2-5)

Wexford Chamber sent an email request on 4th July 2018 to Paul Kehoe TD, Brendan Howlin TD, Michael Darcy TD, James Browne TD, Mary Lou McDonald TD asking for their support to voice the concerns of Wexford Chamber members to stop or amend the Employment (Miscellaneous provisions) Bill 2017.

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.

Paul Kehoe Minister of State (Department of Defence)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael D’Arcy Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)