Screen Producers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Screen Producers Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details SPI response to BAI statement on 5 Year PSB funding review

Intended results TV Licence Fee reform and increase spend on the Irish Independent Production Sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Anthony Muldoon

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 (11-20)

I wanted to share with you Screen Producers Ireland response to the BAI statement from Monday on the Five-Year Review of Public Service Broadcasting funding which is being released this week. SPI firmly believes that the best value for money for Irish tax payers of increased funding in RTÉ and TG4 is for that investment to be spent on Irish Independent Productions. Our members make the content that Irish people want to see and their shows are among the most watched shows by Irish audiences.

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.

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Terry Leyden Senator (Seanad)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Michael McDowell Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)