Bookselling Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Bookselling Ireland

Date published 18 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Extension of Free Schoolbook Scheme to cover Secondary School Books up to Junior Cycle.

Intended results To draw attention to the effect the extension of the free school book scheme will have on bookshops

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dawn Behan

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)

An email to thank Pa Daly for raising the concerns of bookshop owners in his constituency in the media and to elaborate on the possible effects the extension of the free school book scheme could have on bookshops, including an invitatation to discuss this further.

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.

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)