Irish Security Industry Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Security Industry Association

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Communications in an attempt to ensure that all efforts were made by the Government to have the negotiated and agreed terms of the Security Employment REgulation Order come into effect.

Intended results To have an application made for the injunction on the Security ERO to be lifted Have the OGP provide the rates of pay outlined in the ERO for public sector Security Contracts Meet with relevant Minister to understand the actions that would be taken to address the mater of concern

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gill O'Riordan

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 (6-10)

Letters to ask that every effort is made to have the Security ERO implemented and to have the OGP implement the proposed increased rates of pay.

Meeting (1)

Gill O'Riordan met with Louise O'Reilly to outline the concerns that the ISIA has about the lack of action by the government to ensure that the Security ERO is implemented.

Email (1)

Email to Cian O'Callaghan to further outline the concerns that the ISIA has, as already discussed, and to ask for any assistance that can be provided with encouraging the government to take the necessary actions required to have the ERO implemented.

Phone call (1)

Discussion with Cian O'Callaghan T.D. around concerns that ISIA have regarding the lack of action being taken by the government to enable to Security ERO to be enacted.

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Justice)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Paul Quinn Chief Executive Officer (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)