Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donna McGettigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Padráig Mac Lochlainn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries including amendment of the Section 481 Tax Credit to address regional production.
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Email
Email to selected DPOs requesting a meeting regarding support of the regional audiovisual industry, Regional Development Funding and Strategy for the Screen Industries, and the support of Creative Industries in the West of Ireland on behalf of the 50 members of the Western AV Forum.
Meeting
Meeting with the DPO Dara Calleary to discuss support of the regional audiovisual industry and the extension of the WRAP Fund.
Politician(s) lobbied: Maria Burke (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Noel Grealish (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Michael O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; Feargal Ó Coigligh (Secretary General), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Conor Falvey (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Theresa Newman (Special Adviser), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance
Intent: Establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries including amendment of the Section 481 Tax Credit to address regional production.
Methods: MeetingEmail
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Meeting
A meeting with Minister of State Noel Grealish to discuss the establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries on behalf of the 55 members of the Western AV Forum
Email
Emails to the elected representatives in support of the regional audiovisual industry and the establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries on behalf of the 55 members of the Western AV Forum.
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Michael O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: Establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries including amendment of the Section 481 Tax Credit to address regional production.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting with the DPO Patrick O'Donovan to discuss support of the regional audiovisual industry and the establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries on behalf of the 55 members of the Western AV Forum.
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Feargal Ó Coigligh (Secretary General), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Conor Falvey (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Theresa Newman (Special Adviser), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Michael O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: Reinstating the Section 481 Regional Film DevelopmentUplift::Establishing a dedicated Regional Producers Fund::Empower Agency for Regioanl Stakeholders::Enhance Section 481A Digital Games Tax Credit::Double Discretionary Funding for Games
Methods: Submission
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Submission
Detailed submission on behalf of the 55 members of the Western AV Forum supporting a holistic, consistent, and sustainable strategy for development of the Regional AV sector.
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries including amendment of the Section 481 Tax Credit to address regional production.
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Email
Email to DPO Noel Grealish and DPO Sean Canney regarding support of the regional audiovisual industry, the establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries, and the support of a Creative Industries Cluster in the West of Ireland on behalf of the 50 members of the Western AV Forum.
Meeting
Meeting with the DPO Mairéad Farrell to discuss support of the regional audiovisual industry and the establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries on behalf of the 50 members of the Western AV Forum.
Politician(s) lobbied: Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Pringle (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charlie McConalogue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe McHugh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McNamara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Violet Anne Wynne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc MacSharry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Padráig Mac Lochlainn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Marc MacSharry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Cassells (Senator), Seanad; Micheál Carrigy (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries including amendment of the Section 481 Tax Credit to address regional production.
Methods: Email
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Email
Emails to the elected representatives in support of the regional audiovisual industry and the establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries on behalf of the 55 members of the Western AV Forum.
Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Micheál Carrigy (Senator), Seanad; Shane Cassells (Senator), Seanad; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries including amendment of the Section 481 Tax Credit to address regional production.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Presentation to the Joint committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media in support of the regional audiovisual industry and the establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries on behalf of the 55 members of the Western AV Forum.
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Padráig Mac Lochlainn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Violet Anne Wynne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charlie McConalogue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe McHugh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Pringle (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McNamara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc MacSharry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Micheál Carrigy (Senator), Seanad; Shane Cassells (Senator), Seanad; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Reinstating the Section 481 Regional Film DevelopmentUplift::Establishing a dedicated €10 million Regional Fund through Screen Ireland::Developing Regional Clusters to bolster regional producers and capacity
Methods: Submission
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Submission
Detailed submission on behalf of the 55 members of the Western AV Forum supporting a holistic, consistent, and sustainable strategy for development of the Regional AV sector.
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries including amendment of the Section 481 Tax Credit to address regional production.
Methods: Event / ReceptionMeeting
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Event / Reception
Attended the Section 481 Tax Credit Stakeholders Forum in Dublin by invitation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports, and Media. DPO Richard Boyd Barrett was also in attendance.
Meeting
Online meeting with the DPO Dara Calleary to discuss support of the regional audiovisual industry and the establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries on behalf of the 50 members of the Western AV Forum.
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Kyne (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Reinstatement of S481 uplift ::Funding to sustain and scale regional audiovisual development::Assessment and support of the establishment of regional audiovisual infrastructure
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting at the DPO's office to discuss support of the regional audiovisual industry and our detailed budget submission on behalf of the 50 members of the Western AV Forum.
