Irish Dental Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Dental Association

Date published 20 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Confirmation of collective bargaining rights sought

Intended results Secure confirmation of the Association's entitlement to represent dentists holding DTSS contracts in collective bargaining with the Department of Health

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fintan Hourihan

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.

Email (1)

26.04.21 Email sent to Minister seeking confirmation of collective bargaining rights as discussed in virtual meeting with Minister on November 20th 2020

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 Minister (Department of Health)