Irish Association of Youth Orchestras Company Limited by Guarantee

Lobbying Organisation Irish Association of Youth Orchestras Company Limited by Guarantee

Date published 01 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Provision of funding and policy support for youth orchestras and music schools reopening.

Intended results Provision of financial and other supports for youth orchestras and music teaching.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Allin Gray, Executive Director, Clare Daly Chairperson

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.

Letter (2-5)

Letters to Ministers for Education, Children and Arts and a letter to An Taoiseach (this latter as both lobbying are constituents).

Email (2-5)

Correspondence with Micheál Martin's parliamentary secretary.

Phone call (2-5)

Phonecall(s) with Micheál Martin's parliamentary secretary

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.

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)