Kilkenny Arts Festival CLG

Lobbying Organisation Kilkenny Arts Festival CLG

Date published 20 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Failte Ireland's new strategy for Arts Festivals

Intended results Seeking to secure retention of funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emer Foley

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)

1. Failte Ireland have a new strategic plan which would require a major Arts Festival to change it's dates to qualify for funding. 2. Failte Ireland will be eliminating funding in two years. 3. We sought to inform the Minister of the negative impact of these decisions on both the festival itself as well as to the town and region.

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.

John Paul Phelan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)