Cavanagh Communications

Lobbying Organisation Cavanagh Communications

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details 14/1/2019: Irish Postmasters' Union – Longford TDs notified that Granard Postmaster Padraig McNamara has been appointed to the Board of An Post.

Intended results For the TDs to be aware that the newly appointed Postmaster representative on the An Post Board was based within their constituency.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ned O'Hara, General Secretary, Irish Postmasters' Union.

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Irish Postmasters Union

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Pier 19, 6/8 Usher’s Island, Dublin 8.

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website www.communityandpostoffice.ie

Contact email address ned@postmasters.ie

Contact phone number 01 677 6863

Contact address Pier 19, 6/8 Usher’s Island, Dublin 8.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Details of Padraig McNamara's appointment emailed to Longford TDs.

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 TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin Boxer Moran Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)