Visual Artists Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Visual Artists Ireland

Date published 26 Mar, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Creating a system that will contribute directly to the support individual artists and organisations that commission and programme.

Intended results Committment to the inclusion and support of such a system in party and government negotiations.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Noel Kelly

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.

Letter (1)

The creation of an independent scheme for the support of the funding of individual artists and arts organisations who commission and programme artists.

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.

Leo Varadkar TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)