Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 September 2019
233. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of members of trade unions that notified her Department of being in benefit on 31 December 2018 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38519/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 20(1) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1990 provides that within one month after 31st December each year a trade union which is the holder of a negotiation licence shall send to the Minister a statement of the number of its members on the 31st December. Details of the trade unions membership numbers as at 31st December 2018 are in the following table.
| Union | Membership at 31st December 2018 |
| Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants (AHCPS) | 3,200 |
| Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland (ASTI) | 16,849 |
| Forsa (The Civil Public and Services Union (CPSU), Public Service Executive Union (PSEU) and the Irish Municipal, Public and Civil Trade Union (IMPACT) merged on 1 January 2018 to form Forsa). | 79,570 |
| Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) | 2,469 |
| Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) | 5,601 |
| Irish Nurses and Midwifes’ Organisation (INMO) | 42,232 |
| Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) | 38,545 |
| Medical Laboratories Staff Association (MLSA) | 1,565 |
| Prison Officers Association (POA) | 3,024 |
| Operative Plasterers and Allied Trades Society of Ireland (OPATSI) | 916 |
| Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU). | 202,787 |
| Connect The Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) merged with UCATT on 1 January 2017 to form Connect. | 39,000 |
| Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) | 18,352 |
| UNITE | 21,440 |
| Veterinary Officers’ Association (VOA) | 266 |
| Veterinary Ireland (VI) | 1,134 |
