CRAOL

Lobbying Organisation CRAOL

Date published 20 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details We invited members of the JOC on Communications, Climate and Environment to our annual training event. We wanted to discuss with them to include community radio under public funding going forward. We also attended a public forum about public funding

Intended results That they would include community radio under public funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jack Byrne

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.

Phone call (2-5)

Calls were made to officials to request their attendance at out annual event as well as arrange our attendance at the future forum of public funding which was held in Dublin Castle

Email (2-5)

Emails were sent to officials to request their attendance at out annual event as well as arrange our attendance at the future forum of public funding which was held in Dublin Castle

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting on the 26th of May with Timmy Dooley who attended our annual event in Clare Attended Public Forum in Dublin Castle 7th July

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.

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton Senator (Seanad)