Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Lobbying Organisation Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Meeting to discuss the need for Licence Fee reform based on the high cost of collection and evasion levels in comparison to European Benchmarks.

Intended results Seeking Licence Fee reform

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Dalton, MD, Corporate Development, RTÉ

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting attended by: Vivienne Flood, Corporate Communications Manager, RTÉ; Michelle Mulherin, Fine Gael; Matt Lynch, Head of Policy, Fine Gael.

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.

Michelle Mulherin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)