Communicate Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Communicate Ireland

Date published 18 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details To explore the possibility of securing supports/funding for the Music and Arts Festival, Forest Fest in Emo, Co Laois

Intended results To secure any appropriate supports or funding schemes available to support this music and arts event

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Whelan

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)

John Whelan (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

Full Name Mr Philip Meagher

CRO number (if applicable)

Principal Address Killenard Co Laois

Email phillipmeagher68@gmail.com

Contact phone number 086 8215188

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Elected Government TDs/Ministers for Laois were contacted as part of an engagement process with potential partnering and funding bodies for the arts sector

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.

Pippa Hackett Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)