The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (The Ivors Academy)

Lobbying Organisation The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors

Date published 08 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Email to the AS with responsibility for the Culture Division in the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Intended results To inform the AS of new role of Head of Policy in Ireland with The Ivors Academy and to ask that The Ivors Academy be added to any email list the Department might have for engagement with relevant arts organisations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine Martin

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

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

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.

Email (2-5)

The AS replied to confirm he had received the email and reply was then emailed to thank him for acknowledgement of same

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.

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