Q4PR

Lobbying Organisation Q4PR

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details To raise awareness of the challenges facing public service broadcasting.

Intended results Increased understanding of the challenges facing public service broadcasting.

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

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)

Martin Mackin (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name RTE

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

Main business or activity Mass Media

Company website www.rte.ie

Contact email address Jan.McDonnell@rte.ie

Contact phone number 012083111

Contact address Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

1 meeting with each of the DPOs

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.

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)