Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Lobbying Organisation Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Date published 19 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details RTÉ future funding

Intended results Sustainable funding for RTÉ.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kevin Bakhurst, Director General, RTÉ

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.

Meeting (1)

Date: 29th May 2024; Department offices. In attendance: RTÉ: Terence O'Rourke, Chair, RTÉ. Minister Catherine Martin.

Meeting (1)

Date: 27th June 2024; lunch meeting. In attendance: RTÉ: Kevin Bakhurst, Director General, RTÉ. John Callinan, Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach.

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.

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

John Callinan Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)