Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Meeting of Chambers Ireland Workship and Skills Taskforce on Gender Pay Reporting

Intended results Raise awareness around business concerns regarding added regulatory burden arising from gender pay reporting and any unintended consequences

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Foley

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 (1)

1. Introductions 2. Chambers Ireland views on female labour force participation and the gender pay gap 3. Gender Pay Information Bill 4. Supporting Women in the Workplace 5. AOB

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.

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)