Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 20 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details A letter was sent to the Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform expressing the division's concern of the effect of the decision to remove rent tax credit in 2017 and requesting a reversal of the decision.

Intended results A reversal of the decision to remove rent tax credits in 2017.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Nolan, National Secretary, Fórsa Local Government & Local Services Division & Municipal Employees' Division

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 (1)

On 8th February 2019 a letter was sent to Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform expressing the division's concern of the effect of the decision to remove rent tax credit in 2017 and requesting a reversal of the decision.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)