SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

Lobbying Organisation SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

Date published 20 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Lobbied all Senators by email ahead of Seanad debate on the Protection of Employee Tips Bill in February 2019.

Intended results For the bill to pass through the Seanad.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian McGann + 58

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Gave out postcards to the public with regard to the current state of tipping in Ireland and encouraged them to lobby their Senators by email ahead of the Seanad debate on the Protection of Employee Tips Bill.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Senators

Social Media All Senators

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (51-100)

Meeting (1)

Also lobbied Senator Jerry Buttimer on the Protection of Employee Tips Bill when meeting him on another matter.

Social Media (2-5)

Event / Reception (1)

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.

Jerry Buttimer TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)