Omniplex Group

Lobbying Organisation Omniplex Group

Date published 11 Nov, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Cinema Positioning in the Plan for Living with COVID-19

Intended results To allow cinema to stay open in Level 3 of the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Anderson

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? For cinema operators around the country to contact their locally elected representatives

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

This letter is sent on behalf of Irish Cinema Exhibitors and Film Distributors requesting that cinema be allowed to stay open in Level 3 of the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19

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.

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

Conor Falvey Assistant Secretary (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

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

Elizabeth Canavan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Katherine Licken Secretary General (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)