Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 19 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Seeking general support to increase funding into section 39 agencies, particularly the intellectual disability sector.

Intended results Seeking general support to increase funding into section 39 agencies, particularly the intellectual disability sector.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lisa Connell, Fórsa Assistant General 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.

Informal communication (1)

Had a conversation with Jennifer Murnane O'Connor on the pick line of a protest organised by Fórsa seeking general support to increase funding into section 39 agencies, particularly the intellectual disability sector.

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.

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)