Omniplex Group

Lobbying Organisation Omniplex Group

Date published 30 Dec, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Cinema Positioning in the Plan for Living with COVID-19

Intended results Allow cinemas to remain open in level two and three with strict protocols in place

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Anderson

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

Mass communications

Email All TDs

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Sent on behalf of Irish Cinema Exhibitors and Film Distributors in respect of the exclusion of Cinemas from the economy as laid out in Level 3 of the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19.

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.

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

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

Conor Falvey Assistant Secretary (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Katherine Licken Secretary General (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Elizabeth Canavan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)