Bookselling Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Bookselling Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Introduction of delivery charge for Government Publications

Intended results Rollback of newly introduced delivery charged for booksellers placing wholesale orders for items required by students as part of the post primary school curriculum.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dawn Behan, Chair of Bookselling Ireland

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 (1)

One email sent to Minister Patrick O'Donovan, requesting a rollback of newly introduced delivery charges for Government publications for booksellers who order in bulk. Specifically, the Formulae and Tables books required by all Secondary School students are ordered in bulk by school book sellers and the delivery charge is extremely high, especially as it is not possible to visit the Government Publications Office in person to purchase these.

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.

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)