Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 17 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Wrote to Ministers for Agriculture, Food & Marine; and Housing, Local Gov & Heritage seeking immediate intervention regarding the SLI between his department, the Marine Institute and the Dept. of Housing, Local Gov & Heritage. Seeking to protect 22 staff contracts..

Intended results Seeking immediate intervention by the Minister Agriculture, Food & Marine; and the Minster for Housing, Local Gov & Heritage to ensure the continuance of employment for 22 staff in the Marine Institute.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eugene Gargan, Fórsa assistant 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)

Letter was sent to Ministers on 30th January 2024. copied to key DPOs in this area.

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.

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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

Fintan Towey Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Graham Doyle Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Brendan Gleeson Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Sinead McSherry Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)