Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Seeking support for enhanced redundancy packages for Fórsa members who were to be made redundant through the tendering processes of Public Employment Services by the Department Social Protection,

Intended results Seeking support for enhanced redundancy packages for Fórsa members who were to be made redundant through the tendering processes of Public Employment Services by the Department Social Protection.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lynn Coffey, 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.

Letter (1)

Letters were sent on the 25th May to Claire Kerrane, Sean Sherlock, Mary Lou McDonald, Ivana Bacik, Jed Nash, Micheál Martin and Dara Calleary.

Meeting (1)

Meetings were held on 1st June with Claire Kerrane, Sean Sherlock, Ivana Bacik, Jed Nash and Louise O'Reilly

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.

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)