SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

Lobbying Organisation SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Budget lobbying for the Big Start Campaign. Seeking budget funding towards; Early Years Educators/managers pay, funding for further education course, funding for AIM to support children with additional needs, funding for an equal participation model and funding to explore public provision of childcare.

Intended results "To secure budget funding for; PAY Further Education courses for early years educators AIM support for children with additional needs An Equal participation model, supporting disadvantaged families Exploration of public provision of childcare as per recommendations to the government by the expert group from partnership for public good document"

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian McGann + 183

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? "The activists were asked to attend a meeting and were requested to tell their personal stories as to why the government should invest more money in the early years sector. They were asked to refer to the 5 talking points in the budget document."

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

"Phonecalls were made to 4 TDs and 1 Senator in Westmeath and Longford Constituency, they were followed up by emails with details of a meeting. We held a meeting in Longford town in a room adjacent to an Early Years service, the meeting room was secured through an activist. Copies of our budget document were sent to all, but 3 out of 5 possible TD s and Senators were able to attend the meeting. "

Phone call (2-5)

Meeting (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.

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Carrigy Senator (Seanad)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)