Fórsa trade union

Lobbying Organisation Fórsa trade union

Date published 20 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details More Power To You: The campaign to reclaim the role of local authorities and local democracy

Intended results Sought to give presentation to elected representatives of Galway City Council; Galway County Council; Donegal County Council; Limerick City and County Council, Sligo County Council, Mayo council, Kilkenny, Westmeath and Waterford Councils.on Fórsa's More Power to you Campaign

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dessie Robinson, Fórsa National Secretary, Local Government & Local Services Division; Kevin Donoghue, Fórsa lead organiser,

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

Mass communications

Submission All Councillors Presentation made to Dublin City Councillors on the campaign on 13th July 2021 via a virtual platform

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Letter sent 4th August 2021 on behalf of Fórsa, SIPTU and Connect Unions.

Email (1)

Email sent to Kilkenny, Mayo, Westmeath and Waterford Councillors on 21st August.

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.

Daniel Butler Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Peter Keaveney Councillor (Galway County Council)

Colette Connolly Councillor (Galway City Council)

Jack Murray Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Paul Taylor Councillor (Sligo County Council)

John Coonan Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

John Caulfield Councillor (Mayo County Council)

Ken Glynn Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Joe Kelly Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

Michael Smyth Councillor (Mayo County Council)