Irish Recorded Music Association Limited

Lobbying Organisation Irish Recorded Music Association Limited

Date published 17 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Legislative programme for the new parliament

Intended results Discuss the new legislative programme where it affects the music industry

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Helen Sheehy & Willie Kavanagh

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 (1)

The international music industries lobby day was the 22nd of October 2019. A meeting was requested with all Irish MEPs via email and all were invited to the Friends of Music Dinner. We had meetings with Ciaran Cuffes assistant and Mick Wallace assistant but only Maria Walsh and Sean Kelly attended the dinner

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.

Mick Wallace MEP (European Parliament)

Ciarán Cuffe MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)