An Post

Lobbying Organisation An Post

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Support for campaign for public funding

Intended results Support for the Irish Postmaster Union (IPU) campaign for state funding for the post office network

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Debbie Byrne, Managing Director, An Post Retail

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)

Meeting involved a briefing on the post office network and An Post support for the IPU campaign

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.

Dara Calleary Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)