IAB Ireland

Lobbying Organisation IAB Ireland

Date published 10 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Joint Oireachtas Committee on TCAGSM report on OSMR Bill

Intended results Inform the Senator of the views of IAB Ireland's publisher members in respect of the proposed OSMR bill.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanne McElligott

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Members of IAB Ireland's Publisher Council met with Senator Byrne to share their views on the adverse impact a ban on targetted advertising would have on their services.

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.

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)