BT Ireland (BT Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation BT Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Ireland’s obligation as a Member State to establish a public warning system as outlined in the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC).

Intended results To understand the timeline the Department of Communications proposes to rollout the public warning system, and for BT Ireland, as the operator of the Emergency Call Answering Service, to discuss how other Member States are operating the system and to provide an overview of how it could be delivered in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alan Shanley

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Ossian Smyth, Senator Shane Cassells, and Department officials in relation to Ireland’s obligation as a Member State to establish a public warning system as outlined in the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC)

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.

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Shane Cassells Senator (Seanad)

Patrick Neary Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)