Irish Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle Network

Lobbying Organisation Irish Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle Network

Date published 16 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Increased practical, policy, legislative and financial supports towards the development of Street, Circus and Spectacle arts

Intended results Support the development of a Group Insurance Scheme to leverage accessible, appropriate, and sustainable insurance product for the wider arts and entertainment sector to avail of Provision of a National Archive for the Circus and Fairground communities Provision of equal access to education for children in travelling circus families Create affordable infrastructure for the arts and for artists to live and work in Continue to invest in research and policy development for the development of circus and street arts infrastructure, creation space & educational opportunities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lucy Medlycott

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.

Informal communication (2-5)

Ongoing discussions around the need for investment, infrastructure and education around these artforms

Social Media (51-100)

Sharing information and advocating for insurance reform and investment in the arts

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)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)

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

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aidan O'Connor Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Grace O'Sullivan MEP (European Parliament)

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

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Tania Banotti Director (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

John Fleming Councillor (Wexford County Council)

John Callinan Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)