Overwatch Report

SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive into National law

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

January–April

[EU Affairs] Discussion with Labour Party and the Social Democrats regarding the transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wage.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] Adequate Minimum Wage Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Peadar Tóibín', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Ned O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Meetings requested via email correspondence 5th April 2024.'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Meetings requested via email correspondence 26th March 2024.'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dessie Ellis', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Meetings requested via email correspondence 3rd April 2024.'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Meetings requested via email correspondence 4th April 2024.'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Chris Andrews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Meeting Request by Letter via email\xa022nd March 2024 in relation to Transposition of the EU Directive on Minimum Wages(AMW)\xa0& Respect at Work Campaign.'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Meetings requested via email correspondence 12th April 2024.'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Haughey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Meetings requested via email correspondence 23rd April 2024.'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 17 more

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Niall Blaney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Robbie Gallagher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 16 more

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Environment] Submission on the National Adaptation Framework to Define Adaptation Objectives via National Resilience Indicators; to include communities and civil society on an ongoing basis; to continually assess public health to evaluate the effectiveness of adaptation; to deliver the Right to Adequate Housing; and to scale-up adaptation funding and resourcing across the board

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Quinlan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ciarán ÓhÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Clare Morgan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Denise Duffy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 12 more

Sabrina Joyce-Kemper

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Requirement for adequate temporary cover for School Traffic warden in St Helens Primary schools to ensure safety of pupils. Discussion of historical issues and solutions.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian McDonagh', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Joan Hopkins', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Comhlámh

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Comhlámh together with their member group 'Ireland Says Welcome' ask the government to provide adequate housing and protection for IPAs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 7 more

Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber

May–August

[Budgetary matters] There is a critical shortage of medical services, including general practitioners, mental health professionals, specialists, and dentists. The aging workforce, combined with inadequate succession planning, threatens the sustainability of healthcare in the region

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Ibec

May–August

[Employment] Adequate Minimum Wage Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

May–August

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Awaiting response from a number of emails sent to Ministers regarding the Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) and support for the Respect at Work Campaign. Three Virtual Meetings and two in person meetings have taken place. This task is ongoing.'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruairí Ó Murchú', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 49 more

The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

May–August

[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

May–August

[Employment] Lobbied on the transposition of the Adequate minimum wage directive.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Employment] Adequate income for young people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': "A hard copy of NYCI's State of Our Young Nation report, which includes relevant recommendations, was sent to all TDs"}

SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

May–August

[Employment] EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wage

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Suzanne Doyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more

Irish Environmental Network

May–August

[Environment] Meeting to discuss the work of the Irish Environmental Network, its members and the need for adequate funding for the ENGO sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Irish Development Education Association

May–August

[Education and Training] Ensuring Global Citizenship Education (GCE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) are adequately resourced in Budget2025 and beyond

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'All TDs emailed with a copy of our pre-budget 2025 submission'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} + 16 more

SOS KILKENNY CLG

September–December

[Budgetary matters] pre budget 2025 emails sent to public representatives seeking support for increased HSE funding for SOS Kilkenny in Budget 2025 in order to continue to provide safe and sustainable services and adequate funding in 2024 to avoid a budget deficit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

UNICEF Ireland

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Implement Ireland’s Child Guarantee Action Plan for adequate living standards, support lowering the voting age to empower youth at 16.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 26 more

Ibec

September–December

[Employment] Adequate Minimum Wage Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

September–December

[Social Protection] Key General Election issues for people who are unemployed, distanced from the labour market, and people working on these issues, calling on all political parties and people standing in the forthcoming General Election to ensure adequate levels of income; improve welfare to work supports; provide quality training and education; enhance labour market programmes; accessible and decent jobs; supportive employment services; and inclusive technological change.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'In particular INOU called for benchmarking of all social welfare rates to lift people above poverty line and ensure Minimum Essential Standard of Living; support people to address initial costs of taking up employment by introducing a travel card or a voucher system; provide timely information on return to work payments; address barriers in labour market facing people; ensure availability of transport, affordable childcare and housing; add socio-economic status ground into equality legislation.'}

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