Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 20 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Seeking a Dáil question to be raised regarding the local authority veterinary service and the filling of veterinary inspector posts

Intended results Submission of parliamentary question to address the failure of local authorities to maintain the local authority veterinary service over the last five years and to request for action to be taken to fill vacant whole-time local authority veterinary inspector posts, in order to maintain standards in food safety, animal welfare and public health.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Richy Carrothers, Head of Fórsa's local authority division

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.

Email (1)

Email to Matt Carty TD [Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Defence]

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.

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)