Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Lobbying Organisation Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Date published 17 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details LEEF High Level Group and the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive

Intended results Seeking clarity on the advice from the Attorney General's Office and 3rd party legal firm, and clarity from the Department.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Owen Reidy, General 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 to Minister Peter Burke dated 23 September seeking clarity on AGO advice.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with Minister Burke and Minister Higgins with the ICTU Private Sector Committee on 18 September. Also meetings with DETE Officials on 11 October and 31 October on AMWD.

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.

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)