Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Lobbying Organisation Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Divestment approval. Increased awareness of RTÉ's financial position and the need for public funding reform.

Intended results Public funding reform and divestment approval.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rory Coveney, Strategic Advisor to the Director General & Head of Strategic Partnerships, 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)

Meeting on 24 January 2017 at DCCAE. Attending: Rory Coveney, Strategic Advisor to the Director General & Head of Strategic Partnerships, RTÉ; Richard Waghorn, Chief Technology Officer, RTÉ and Breda O’Keeffe, Chief Finance Officer, RTÉ. DCCAE : Patricia Cronin Assistant Secretary, Éanna O Chonghaile, PO; Luke Hardcastle, Barbara Leeson. DPER: Patricia Coleman Assistant Secretary, Adrian Finneran, Principal Officer and Mary Austin.

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.

Patricia Coleman Director (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)