Screen Producers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Screen Producers Ireland

Date published 15 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details RTÉ

Intended results An update from the Minister on the situation with RTÉ at that point in time

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Susan Kirby

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Catherine Martin and SPI. Present from SPI were Susan Kirby, David Donoghue and Anthony Muldoon. The meetin.g was about the ongoing situation with RTÉ and its finances

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.

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Conor Falvey Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Katherine Licken Secretary General (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)