Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Lobbying Organisation Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Concept of full employment and potential unemployment rate.

Intended results To seek a more ambitious unemployment target.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Stewart, INOU Coordinator

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.

Informal communication (1)

In November, John Stewart, INOU Coordinator met with An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, TD, informally and spoke to him about the Government's employment and unemployment targets for 2020. While welcoming the Government's commitment to achieving full employment, the INOU remains concerned that an official unemployment rate of 6% will leave a lot of people excluded from the labour market and that Ireland will not address joblessness in an inclusive and equitable manner.

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.

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Enda Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)