Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Lobbying Organisation Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Date published 20 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details RTÉ Board

Intended results To communicate and outline needs of the RTÉ Board in relation to new Board members.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Moya Doherty, Chair, RTÉ Board; Ian Kehoe, RTÉ Board member.

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.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Date: 5 January 2021. Meeting attendees: Ian Kehoe, RTÉ Board. Martin Mackin, Director, Q4PR and communications adviser to RTÉ. Malcolm Byrne, TD & Member of Oireachtas Communications Committee. Department Officials. Discussion regarding potential competencies and skillsets required at RTE board level, in context of the implementation of, and support for, corporate strategy Date: 22 February 2021. Attendees: Moya Doherty, Chair, RTÉ Board. Ian Kehoe, RTÉ Board Paula Mullooly, RTÉ Group Secretary. Meeting with Minister Catherine Martin and Department officials in relation to Board members.

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.

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)