Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Lobbying Organisation Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Date published 19 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details RTÉ Submission on the OSMR Bill to Ciarán Shanley, Head of the Online Safety Policy Team, Dept of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Intended results To highlight potential issues in relation to the OSMR Bill.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Dowling, RTÉ Head of Editorial Standards and Broadcast Compliance.

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.

Submission (1)

16th March 2022: Written Submission to Ciarán Shanley, Head of the Online Safety Policy Team, Dept of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The submission was presented with the intention of reaching of Minster Catherine Martin. 24th March 2022: Copies of the Submission were also provided to representatives of the following political parties: Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin Social Democrats Green Party Labour Party People Before Profit Solidarity Aontú

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.

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