Employment & Recruitment Federation

Lobbying Organisation Employment & Recruitment Federation

Date published 01 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Budget submission

Intended results Reduce the burden of employment cost on businesses Invest in work and skills to protect and attract employment i the age of AI

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Geraldine King

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.

Submission (1)

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.

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donoghue Minister (Department of Finance)

Michael Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

James Lawless Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Marian Harkin Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)