Noel Dempsey Consulting

Lobbying Organisation Noel Dempsey Consulting

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Request for financial support to employ artists for Tradfest 21

Intended results A virtual Tradfest 2021 to promote Irish folk and trad music at home and abroad

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

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)

Noel Dempsey (Former DPO) Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name TRADERS IN THE AREA SUPPORTING THE CULTURAL QUARTER COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

CRO number (if applicable) 378728

Company address 1-5 CRAMPTON COURT TEMPLE BAR DUBLIN 2, DUBLIN, IRELAND

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website www.lovetemplebar.com

Contact email address martin@templebarcompany.com

Contact phone number 019602300

Contact address as above

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual meeting with follow up phone calls.

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.

Katherine Licken Secretary General (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Conor Falvey Assistant Secretary (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)