Unite the Union, Ireland Region

Lobbying Organisation Unite the Union, Ireland Region

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Pay discrimination and denial of family reunification for migrant Healthcare Assistants.

Intended results For parties to support increase in minimum salary thresholds for those on existing contracts and to open the application process for family reunification to all holders of general employment permits.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael O'Brien

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)

sent to leaders of political parties in the 34th Dáil on 16 December 2024

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.

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Justice)