IMPACT trade union

Lobbying Organisation IMPACT trade union

Date published 19 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Pension arrangements for Community Employment supervisors

Intended results Introduction of pension arrangements for Community Employment supervisors

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Shay Cody, general secretary, IMPACT; Geraldine O'Brien, assistant general secretary, IMPACT

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)

Phone call (Geraldine O'Brien AGS to office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform) on 10th September 2015. Meeting on 24th September 2015 (Shay Cody / Ronan O'Brien) Meeting 27th November 2015 (Geraldine O'Brien/Oonagh Buckley)

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.

Ronan O'Brien Special Advisor (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Brendan Howlin Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Oonagh Buckley Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)