Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Lobbying Organisation Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Date published 19 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Telephone call on 23rd December 2016, from Eamon Ryan, TD (Member of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications), to Rory Coveney, Strategic Advisor to Director General, RTÉ. Phone call to gain an understanding of current media issues in connection with Committee Review on the Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting.

Intended results Phone call initiated by Deputy Ryan, to gain an understanding of current media issues.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rory Coveney, Strategic Advisor to Director General, RTÉ.

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.

Phone call (1)

Telephone call on 23rd December 2016, from Eamonn Ryan, TD (Member of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications), to Rory Coveney, Strategic Advisor to Director General, RTÉ.

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)