Screen Producers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Screen Producers Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details TV Licence Fee reform

Intended results Reform of the TV Licence Fee so that it reduces the amount of evasion and ensures better efficiency of spend for the general public

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Elaine Geraghty

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.

Meeting (1)

Anthony Muldoon and Stuart Switzer (member of SPI's board) also attended the meeting. We discussed the possibilities that are available to reform the TV Licence Fee to make it more attractive for people to pay it, more efficient for the PSBs that receive it and the possibilities that are there for its reform.

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.

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)