Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Lobbying Organisation Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Date published 09 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Social Progress and Quality Jobs

Intended results Seeking support at European and national level on progressing rights of workers and right to collective bargaining, seeking initiatives to deliver quality jobs, secure investment, and resist any attempts to row back on rights and standards.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Owen Reidy, General Secretary and Gerry McCormack, European Officer

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 (21-30)

Letters written to officials listed below along with copy of Congress Manifesto, and in some instances an additional letter to MEPs inviting them to be part of a panel at Congress Seminar on Europe on 7 October.

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.

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Simon Coveney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly MEP (European Parliament)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Ossian Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Cowen MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Ciaran Mullooly MEP (European Parliament)

Luke Ming Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Michael McNamara MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP (European Parliament)

Kathleen Funchion MEP (European Parliament)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Nina Carberry MEP (European Parliament)

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)