IRISH MUSIC RIGHTS ORGANISATION CLG

Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: The inclusion of a copyright panel in the AI conference being organised by Minister Niamh Smyth as part of the activities of the EU Presidency

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Ensuring that MEPs were aware of the practise of buy-outs in the music industry, aware of the need for European legislation on the practise especially for companies who's headquarters are based in the USA, and who try to use US laws as a result when working with composers in the EU

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: To share the benefits to music creators and performers and also those working and creating in the pharmaceutical sector, of introducing an AI Sandbox with Minister Smyth

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joanna Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Provide some information as to the budgetary measures that IMRO would like to see implemented that would make a significant difference to the lives of IMRO members

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: to ascertain whether Irish MEPs had requested speaking time as part of the presentation

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Update on teh work of IMRO and the areas of importance to our members

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Ensure TDs and Senators had knowledge of IMRO and its aims and objectives for the parliamentary term

Methods: Informal communication

Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick O'Donovan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: The support of Minister O'Donovan for an amended Code of Practise

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To highlight concerns regarding the EU AI Code of Practise and the implications of buy-outs to EVP Virkkunen

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Diarmuid Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Intent: Feedback from the creative music industry to the AI Advisory's Committees report

Methods: Letter