Public Relations Consultants Association (Ireland) - (PRCA) (PRCA )

Lobbying Organisation Public Relations Consultants Association (Ireland) - (PRCA)

Date published 13 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 (Section 10 a.) regarding Public Body Advertising)

Intended results To inform the relevant Minister and or relevant officials on the practicalities of the amendment’s imminent implementation in October 2022.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Martina Byrne, CEO, The Public Relations Consultants Association (Ireland)

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 (1)

A letter emailed in September 2022 to the relevant Minister’s office co-signed by representatives of the advertising, public relations and media industries in Ireland.

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.

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Sam Griffin Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)