Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 19 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Seeking support from Fianna Fail and Sinn Féin, on behalf of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for the passing of the Tipping Bill.

Intended results Seeking support from Fianna Fail, on behalf of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for the passing of the Tipping Bill.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mike McNamara, Assistant General Secretary, Fórsa

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 Fórsa Limerick, Clare and Tipperary branches were asked to participate in the campaign by sending the ICTU drafted campaign letter to the relevant TDs in their respective areas.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Sought support from Fianna Fail through Deputy Willie O'Dea, TD, on behalf of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for the passing of the Tipping Bill, via emails sent on 6th, 11th 13th, 18th June 2019. Email sent to Mary Lou McDonald on 18th June seeking support and asking her to speak on the Tipping Bill in Dáil Eireann.

Phone call (1)

Sought support from Fianna Fail through Deputy Willie O'Dea, TD, on behalf of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for the passing of the Tipping Bill, via a voicemail to his mobile phone on 12th June.

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.

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)