Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Lobbying Organisation Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Update on RTÉ's financials.

Intended results Seeking continued reversal of Emergency Cuts made to Public Funding.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Breda O'Keeffe, CFO, 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 on 19 April 2018 at DCCAE offices. In attendance: RTÉ: Breda O'Keeffe, CFO; Fiona O'Shea, Group FC; Rory Coveney, Strategic Adviser to DG, RTÉ. DCCAE: Patricia Cronin, Assistant Secretary; Triona Quill, Principal Officer; Barbara Leeson, Principal Officer; Brian O'Loughlin, Assistant Principal; Luke Hardcastle, Financial Adviser. DPER: Patricia Coleman, Director; Mary Austin, Principal Officer; Rory O'Rua, Assistant Principal.

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.

Patricia Cronin Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Patricia Coleman Director (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)