National Gallery of Ireland (National Gallery of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation National Gallery of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Issued a copy of the National Gallery of Ireland's Year in Review Publication and invite to attend the Lavery Exhibition opening.

Intended results Generating awareness of the Gallery's 2022 programme of activities, the use of public funds allocated to the Gallery and the Gallery's impact on audiences in 2022. Generating awareness of the Gallery's exhibition programme in 2023, the Gallery's international partnerships involved with the relevant exhibition and the use of public funds allocated to the Gallery in 2023.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andrew Hetherington, Head of Audience Development & Stakeholder Engagement

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

Mass communications

Email All TDs National Gallery of Ireland Year in Review Publication attached

Email All Senators National Gallery of Ireland Year in Review Publication attached

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Informal communication (1)

A publication sent to each TD

Informal communication (1)

A publication sent to each Senator

Informal communication (1)

An invite emailed to each individual listed to attend the Lavery Exhibition opening.

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.

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Chris Andrews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Berry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Martin Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of Defence)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Creed TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Paschal Donohoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Fitzpatrick TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Guirke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Josepha Madigan Minister of State (Department of Education)

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

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

Joe McHugh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Verona Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Mythen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kieran O'Donnell Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Michael Ring TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Shanahan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley TD (Cork City Council)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roisin Shortall TD (Dublin City Council)

Garrett Ahern Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Niall Blaney Senator (Seanad)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Paddy Burke Senator (Seanad)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Micheál Carrigy Senator (Seanad)

Pat Casey Senator (Seanad)

Shane Cassells Senator (Seanad)

Lisa Chambers Senator (Seanad)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Gerard Craughwell Senator (Seanad)

John Cummins Senator (Seanad)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)

Mark Daly Senator (Seanad)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Aidan Davitt Senator (Seanad)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Niall Ó Donnghaile Senator (Seanad)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Pippa Hackett Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Gerry Horkan Senator (Seanad)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Sharon Keogan Senator (Seanad)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Vincent P Martin Senator (Seanad)

Michael McDowell Senator (Seanad)

John McGahon Senator (Seanad)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

Eugene Murphy Senator (Seanad)

David Norris Senator (Seanad)

Denis O'Donovan Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Ned O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Mark Wall Senator (Seanad)

Barry Ward Senator (Seanad)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)

Diarmuid Wilson Senator (Seanad)

Daithí De Róiste Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Gerard Craughwell Senator (Seanad)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Carrigy Senator (Seanad)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Noonan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Deirdre Conroy Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Chris Andrews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)