Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Contacts made to Minister Catherine Martin to save Richmond Road Studios

Intended results Prevent closure of Richmond Road Studios

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Layla Wade

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.

Email (100+)

460 Emails sent to Catherine Martin by Uplift members June 2022

Social Media (1)

Tweet at Catherine Martin to urge her to do all she can to safe Richmond Road artist's space 21/06/22

Social Media (1)

Twitter DM to Gary Gannon TD & Aodhan O'Riordáin TD That the TD would use their time to ask the Minister in intervene to save Richmond Road studios 21/06/22

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)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)