IMPACT trade union

Lobbying Organisation IMPACT trade union

Date published 19 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Payment of premium pay ('Twilight') arrears to social care workers/leaders in Galway and Roscommon

Intended results Resolution of an industrial dispute concerning arrears payments for social care workers and leaders in Galway/Roscommon

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Louise O'Donnell, IMPACT national secretary for Health & Welfare.

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)

Discussion at the Second Annual Health Sector Consultation on Friday 4th September 2015, where the matter of the Department of Health's refusal to make provision for the cost of the arrears in the 2016 estimates was raised with the Minister for Health Leo Varadkar TD by Louise O'Donnell, national secretary, IMPACT.

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Health)