Unite the Union, Ireland Region

Lobbying Organisation Unite the Union, Ireland Region

Date published 20 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details The Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016

Intended results Passage of the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016 to ensure that water remains in public ownership.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan Ogle, Senior Officer - Republic of Ireland

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 (1)

Letter from Unite and other 'Right2Water' unions expressing disappointment at the failure to progress the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016, and seeking meetings with the parties to discuss their manifesto commitments in this regard.

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)