Overwatch Report

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] ICTU pension conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] future of defined benefit schemes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Trade] ttip and CETA

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerry Horkan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[EU Affairs] brexit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Murphy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Taxation] bogus self employment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] bogus self employment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] counter measures by Israel against disinvestment campaigns

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[EU Affairs] brexit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Neville', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Rock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] northern ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[EU Affairs] ics system

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] childcare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

IMPACT trade union

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Living Wage / Irish Congress of Trade Unions Charter for Fair Conditions at Work / IMPACT trade union's report on JobBridge / Wage recovery in the community and voluntary sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Taxation] Bogus Self Employment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Niall Cody', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] resolution of issue re Waterford Crystal Pensioners

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': "Karen O'Connell", 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Social Protection)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] to secure support for the Congress charter for fair conditions of work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Eamon Aylward', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brennan', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Cleere', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'Matt Doran', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'Tomás Breathnach', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} + 19 more

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Budgetary matters] to present Congress pre budget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Derek Moran', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] to secure support for the Congress charter for fair conditions of work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Siobhan Ambrose', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'} {'name': 'Fiona Bonfield', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Anglim', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'} {'name': 'Kieran Bourke', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'} + 33 more

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] to secure support for the Congress charter for fair conditions of work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Eugene Bannigan', 'role': 'Councillor (Monaghan County Council)'} {'name': 'Cathy Bennett', 'role': 'Councillor (Monaghan County Council)'} {'name': 'Aidan Campbell', 'role': 'Councillor (Monaghan County Council)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'Councillor (Monaghan County Council)'} {'name': 'Seán Conlon', 'role': 'Councillor (Monaghan County Council)'} + 13 more

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] seeking information on progress of transposition of EU directives on procurement

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Paul Quinn', 'role': 'Government Chief Procurement Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] Irish local development network and SICAP

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Justice and Equality] to convey concern at refugee crisis

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] to convey concern at threatened redundancies within SICAP programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[EU Affairs] EU Strategy for Equality between women and men 2016-2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Budgetary matters] to seek support for measures advocated in Congress pre budget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] to seek support for congress pre budget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] to seek change in insolvency legislatio

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Taxation] to advocate a fairer tax system for workers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Gary Tobin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] to secure support for the Congress charter for fair conditions of work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Anthony Barry', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Derry Canty', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Carroll', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Alan Coleman', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'John Collins', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} + 43 more

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] to secure support for the Congress charter for fair conditions of work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Tim Brosnan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'John Buttimer', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Des Cahill', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Kenneth Collins', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} + 23 more

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

September–December

[Employment] to secure support for the Congress charter for fair conditions of work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'members were invited to meet a representative of Congress do dicuss signing the charter as an indication of support'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs