Representative Association Commissioned Officers

Lobbying Organisation Representative Association Commissioned Officers

Date published 31 Aug, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Defence

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details In addition to remuneration and superannuation matters, general improvements to terms and conditions of employment of commissioned officers of the Permanent Defence Force.

Intended results Increases to Various allowances and the provision of a supplementary pension for post 2013 entrants

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor 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.

Meeting (2-5)

Minister Coveney 17 Jul 2020 (Meeting Cork) Deputies McDonald and Ó Snodaigh 04 Jun 2020 (Zoom) Senator Nash & Wall 02 Jun 2020 (Zoom) Senator Gallagher 03 Jun 20 (Zoom) Senators Wilson and O'Loughlin 21 Jul 2020 (Citywest)

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 Coveney Minister (Department of Defence)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerald Nash Senator (Seanad)

Diarmuid Wilson Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Mark Wall Senator (Seanad)