The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

Lobbying Organisation The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

Date published 15 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Launch of Donegal Rising video

Intended results Mandate is seeking support from candidates in relation to their General Election objectives for Donegal i.e. Increase in housing supply, improvements to Letterkenny Hospital, 100% mica redress scheme, improvements in local health services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lorraine O'Brien, Mandate General Secretary - Eoin Coates, Mandate

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 15 Nov 2024 from Eoin Coates, Mandate Re Invitation to the Launch of "Donegal Rising" video in the Station House Hotel, Letterkenny at 8pm on Thurs 21st Nov 2024, where member's from the retail sector in Donegal laid out their demands of candidates ahead of the General Election.

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.

Pat Gallagher Chief Executive Officer (Westmeath County Council)

Nikki Bradley Senator (Seanad)

Noel Andrew Jordan Councillor (Donegal County Council)

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

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)