Irish Postmasters' Union

Lobbying Organisation Irish Postmasters' Union

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Post Office Network

Intended results Protection of the Post Office network

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ned O'Hara, General Secretary, Irish Postmasters Union (IPU)

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 (6-10)

15th January 2016 Ned O'Hara, General Secretary IPU met with Stephen Donnelly TD and Senator James Heffernan 19th January 2016 Ned O'Hara, General Secretary IPU met with Bernard Harbor, Department of Communications 20th January 2016 Ned O'Hara, General Secretary IPU, met with Minister Alex White, Patricia Cronin, Bernard Harbor and Stjohn O'Connor of the Department of Communications 5th February 2016 Ned O'Hara, General Secretary IPU, met with Ann Phelan Minister for Rural Affairs 15th March 2016 Ned O'Hara, General Secretary IPU, met with Kevin Moran TD, Shane Ross TD, John Halligan TD, Sean Canney TD, Michael Fitzmaurice TD 5th April 2016 Ned O'Hara, General Secretary IPU, met with Michael Healy-Rae TD 12th April Ned O'Hara, General Secretary IPU, met with Minister Joan Burton and John Conlon DSP 13th April Ned O'Hara, General Secretary IPU, met with Michael Moynihan TD 12th April Ned O'Hara, General Secretary IPU, met with Niamh O'Donoghue and John Conlon DSP

Letter (100+)

Letter sent to all TDs on 18th March concerning change to cheque payments to Jobseekers by the Department of Social Protection

Phone call (100+)

To the various TDs and the officials listed

Email (31-50)

To the various TDs and the officials listed

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.

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Heffernan Senator (Seanad)

Bernard Harbor Special Advisor (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)

Alex White Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)

Madeleine Mulrennan Special Advisor (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)

Patricia Cronin Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ann Phelan Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Kevin "Boxer" Moran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Ross Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

John Halligan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Niamh O'Donoghue Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)

John Conlon Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)