Employment & Recruitment Federation

Lobbying Organisation Employment & Recruitment Federation

Date published 07 Jul, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details letter of concern re the impact on business costs from labour Market Policies

Intended results For government to review and address the rising costs that are causing major concerns and challenges to businesses as a result of government regulation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Geraldine King

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)

Letter to Minister Peter Burke TD re the continuing impact of Government policy on the Labour Market.

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.

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)