Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 16 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Launch of school secretaries and care takers pensions campaign

Intended results Launch of school secretaries and care takers pensions campaign

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andy Pike, Fórsa National Secretary with responsibility for School Secretaries and School Care Takers

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.

Event / Reception (1)

The launch of Fórsa's campaign seeking pensions for school secretaries and school caretakers took place on 23rd November 2024.

Phone call (1)

Certain TDs were phoned on the 5th November and invited to the event.

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.

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)

Janice Boylan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)