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 Employment

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details General Election Manifesto

Intended results To raise awareness of the Congress General Election Manifesto

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Owen Reidy, General Secretary and Ger Gibbons, Social Policy 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.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting on 12 August 2024 with Minister State James Bowne TD and two Department Officials. Meeting on 14 August 2024 with Minister Peter Burke and Minister of State Emer Higgins and two Department staff members

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.

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)