CRAOL

Lobbying Organisation CRAOL

Date published 15 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022

Intended results Support for proposed ammendments by Craol. To seek support for Journalism Bursaries for Licenced Community Media Sector Improvements to ‘social benefit’ S&V scheme To have Public Service Content of community media recognised. The Creation of a ‘Special Interest’ media category. ‘Impacts' of media to be included in definition of media literacy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jack Byrne, Ciarán Murray and Jeff Murphy, Craol Members

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 Senators Email sent by Jack Byrne on May 11th 2022.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email re: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022

Meeting (2-5)

One individual meeting with each of the following: Minister Roderic O Gorman TD, May 3rd 2022 An Tainiste Leo Varadkar TD - May 5th 2022 Minister of State Jack Chambers TD- June 13th 2022

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual Meeting with Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, July 14th 2022.

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.

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)