TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change

Lobbying Organisation TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change

Date published 21 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details TASC report on working conditions, Enforced Flexibility? Working in Ireland Today

Intended results To raise awareness of TASC research on working conditions. Findings included the issue of ‘flexibility’ being increasingly imposed on workers across a range of different industry sectors, including hospitality, construction, financial services, and ICT.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity James Wickham, director of TASC

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 (6-10)

TASC's report, Enforced Flexibility? Working in Ireland Today, was sent to the DPOs listed in this return. The report is available for download here: http://www.tasc.ie/publications/list/enforced-flexibility-working-in-ireland-today/

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.

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simonetta Ryan Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)

Gerald Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)