The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (The Ivors Academy)

Lobbying Organisation The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors

Date published 06 Oct, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Sep. 2026 to 31 Dec. 2026

Specific Details Letter to Minister Niamh Smyth

Intended results Representation from the creative industries on Ireland's new AI Board

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine Martin

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)

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

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Niamh Smyth requesting her to consider an additional appointment representing the creative industries to the AI Board or a formal mechanism to allow creators and their representative organisations to contribute directly to its work

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.

Niamh Smyth Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)