Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 16 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details This communication related to Fórsa not been provided with the opportunity to attend the Joint Oireachtas Committee on health hearing on the 2nd October 2024 alongside SIPTU & INMO. We request support to attend and an invite. This was not possible, but the committee wrote and acknowledged the oversight and Fórsa were offered the opportunity to attend on the 25th October 2024.

Intended results Sought an opportunity to attend the Joint Oireachtas Committee on health hearing on the 2nd October 2024 alongside SIPTU & INMO

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ashley Connolly, National Secretary Health; Linda Kelly, National Secretary

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.

Phone call (1)

Telephone call with secretariat

Email (2-5)

Email communication with each member of the Oireachtas committee on the 1st October 2024 and 2nd October 2024

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.

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)