Irish Hairdressers Federation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Hairdressers Federation

Date published 12 Mar, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Grassroots Campaign with our members

Intended results Raising awareness of our industry's challenges at local level ensures that the government understands the widespread impact on businesses nationwide.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lisa Eccles

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Email Local representatives

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs email your Local TD's to inform and highlighting the challenges faced by businesses in areas such as increased energy and utility expenses, rising labor and employment costs and the impact of the recent VAT increase

Social Media All TDs email your Local TD's to inform and highlighting the challenges faced by businesses in areas such as increased energy and utility expenses, rising labor and employment costs and the impact of the recent VAT increase

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (21-30)

send a letter to your Local TD's to inform and highlighting the challenges faced by businesses in areas such as increased energy and utility expenses, rising labor and employment costs and the impact of the recent VAT increase

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Damien English TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Moloney Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Callinan Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

John Hogan Secretary General (Department of Finance)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

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

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)

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