Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 16 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Emailed politicians regarding the findings of a recent report by TASC commissioned by Fórsa seeking increased State action on the cost of living..

Intended results Asked senior spokespeople for political parties / Government formation negotiation teams to commit to policies which would see increased State action on the cost of living.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Grace Williams, Fórsa Director of Campaigns

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)

Email sent on 18th December 2024 regarding three issues the cost of living; climate action and AI. The email was sent to Michéal Martin, Jack Chambers, Darragh O'Brien, Norma Foley, Mary Butler, James Lawless, James Browne, Simon Harris, Paschal Donoghue, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Martin Heydon, John Cummins, John Paul O'Shea, Cian O'Callaghan, Gary Gannon, Jennifer Whitmore, Ivana Bacik, Marie Sherlock, Duncan Smith, Ged Nash, Mary Lou MacDonald

Event / Reception (1)

Several public representatives attended the launch of Forsa's general election manifesto, where recent finding from a TASC report were described including recommendations on the cost of living. These were Marie Sherlock, Paul McAuliffe, Dáithí Doolan, Alice Mary Higgins, Conor Reddy and Jen Cummins.

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.

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)

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

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

James Lawless Minister of State (Department of Transport)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

John Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul O'Shea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Daithí Doolan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Conor Reddy Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Jen Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)