Irish Hairdressers Federation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Hairdressers Federation

Date published 08 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Budget 2026 / Pre-Budget Submission

Intended results To influence TDs to support inclusion of these measures in Budget 2026 and to raise political awareness of the challenges facing the hairdressing sector at constituency level.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Vicky Burke

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Members were encouraged to contact their local TDs to support the Federation’s Pre-Budget Submission.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Issued a campaign to members encouraging them to email their TD's regarding the Federation’s Pre-Budget Submission. The campaign included a template letter and links to TD contact details, with a call to action to support the Federation’s key policy asks for Budget 2026.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

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