Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 18 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Had meeting with Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage as part of ICTU group and wrote to Minister seeking support for a constitutional referendum that water services remain under public control and raising the concerns of union members working in water services around their future employment.

Intended results Seeking support from the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage seeking a constitutional referendum that water services remain under public control and raising the concerns of union members working in water services around their future employment.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Nolan, Fórsa National Secretary Local Government

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 (1)

Meeting held on 24th July under the auspices of Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU). The meeting took place following a request by the Minister's office to the ICTU.

Letter (1)

Letter sent from Mr Nolan, Fórsa, to Minister O'Brien on 11th August.

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.

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)