Wide Awake Communications

Lobbying Organisation Wide Awake Communications

Date published 03 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Covid-19 supports, insights and knowledge for the Culture industry

Intended results Support, protection, insight and knowledge for the Culture industry and roadmap vision for the return of safe organised mass events

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Justin Green, Wide Awake Communications

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.

Email (2-5)

Covid-19 proposed supports, protection, insights and knowledge for the Culture industry roadmap. Proposed action and requests for meeting with Dept representatives including Josepha Madigan.

Phone call (2-5)

Covid-19 proposed supports, protection, insights and knowledge for the Culture industry roadmap. Contact with Cian Connaughton by phone and text within role as advisor to Minister.

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.

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Cian Connaughton Adviser to Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)