IMPACT trade union

Lobbying Organisation IMPACT trade union

Date published 19 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Living Wage / Irish Congress of Trade Unions Charter for Fair Conditions at Work / IMPACT trade union's report on JobBridge / Wage recovery in the community and voluntary sector.

Intended results To promote support for the principle of a living wage Seek support for Irish Congress of trade Unions Charter for Fair Conditions at Work Promote recommendations contained in IMPACT trade union's report ("Time to Start Again") on JobBridge and other employment activiation schemes. To advocate for wage recovery in the community and voluntary sector.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joe O'Connor, organiser, IMPACT.

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 (6-10)

Commmunication included emails, phone calls and meetings between September 1st 2015 and October 26th* 2015. Contribution to a meeting of the Living Wage Forum (30th September) on the need for restoration of state funding to bring about wage recovery in the community and voluntary sector. * Joe O'Connor, IMPACT organiser, commenced working part-time with the Social Democrats party from October 26th, 2015.

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.

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash Super Junior Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)