Dear Deputy,

Following on from Tuesday's invite to the upcoming campaign launch of ‘MORE POWER TO YOU’ – The campaign for stronger local government and better local services, I am writing to you to advise that this will now take place at 10am on Wednesday, March 27th in the Georgian Suite of Buswells Hotel, 23-27 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.

This campaign is a collaborative initiative between Fórsa, SIPTU and CONNECT trade unions, and will seek to start a conversation on the future of local government in the run up to May’s local elections.

The launch will see a presentation of the ‘MORE POWER TO YOU’ report on the future of local government prepared by Dr. Mary Murphy of Maynooth University, and peer reviewed by Dr. Aodh Quinlivan of UCC.

This report informs the campaign’s ‘Local Power Pledge’, which seeks commitments from parties and candidates for the upcoming council elections on local government reform, waste, water, housing and energy.

At this event, we will also outline our plan for the campaign over the coming months, and hear from representatives of each of the three unions involved.

Given the importance of these issues to May’s elections, we hope you will be able to attend to engage with us on our proposals.

You can RSVP your attendance to Fórsa Lead Organiser Joe O’Connor on joconnor@forsa.ie.