Galway Film Resource Centre Limited

Lobbying Organisation Galway Film Resource Centre Limited

Date published 19 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Section 481 Regional Film Development Uplift

Intended results Urgent request to extend the Section 481 Regional Film Development Uplift at 5% into 2021 and beyond because of the impact on Film Production in the regions cause by Covid19

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alan Duggan, Manager Galway Film Resource Center CLG on behalf of the Western AV Forum

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Donohoe, Minister Madigan and Minister Humphreys at this unprecedented time in Irish history on behalf of the 30 members and associates of the Western AV Forum in order to ask you to consider extending the Section 481 Regional Film Development Uplift (Uplift) at 5% into 2021 and beyond.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Derek Moran Secretary General (Department of Finance)

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Katherine Licken Secretary General (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Conor Falvey Assistant Secretary (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kyne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)