Business to Arts

Lobbying Organisation Business to Arts

Date published 20 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Ministerial attendance at annual awards ceremony. Promoting private Investment in arts and culture. Promoting fundraising capacity building in the arts and cultural sector.

Intended results Securing attendance of Minister Catherine Martin TD at Business to Arts Awards. Developing awareness of private investment in arts and culture with the Department. Enhancing awareness of fundraising capacity building in arts and culture sector. Securing retained and enhanced funding for capacity building programme New Stream.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andrew Hetherington

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.

Lobby day (21-30)

Multiple emails related to coordinating the attendance of the Minister at the Business to Arts Awards. Multiple emails related to annual grant for New Stream programme and draw-down relevant funds. Multiple emails related to quotes from the Minister for media releases for Business to Arts Awards and the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Arts Fund.

Meeting (1)

Filming of speech for Business to Arts Awards ceremony.

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.

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