Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Lobbying Organisation Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Short Time Work Scheme

Intended results To outline the Congress view on the Short Time Work Scheme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patricia King, 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 with John Conlon from DEASP took place in ICTU Offices. We also met with DEASP Officials and IBEC in IBEC's Offices on 8 October. A meeting with DEASP Officials followed on 10 October with Liam Berney and Ger Gibbons (ICTU), all on the subject of Short Time Work Scheme.

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.

John Conlon Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)