Virgin Media Ireland Limited

Politician(s) lobbied: Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To provide viewpoints in relation to matters associated with public service broadcasting

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Intent: Introduction to Virgin Media and Virgin Media Television. Virgin Media Television provided viewpoints in relation to future funding of public service broadcasting.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Tríona Quill (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Intent: Virgin Media Television provided viewpoints in relation to matters associated with the funding of public service broadcasting.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tríona Quill (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Intent: To provide viewpoints in relation to matters associated with public service broadcasting following also from our submissions to the Future of Media Commission in 2021, the subsequent recommendations of the Commission, developments in the sector, public discourse on the manner of funding for public service broadcasting into the future, including that all public service media should benefit from licence fees and/or exchequer funding on a transparent and accountable basis

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Cliona Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: To request a meeting with An Taoiseach, to provide viewpoints on the future of public service Broadcasting Ireland and to provide update an update on Virgin Media’s fibre roll out across Ireland. Meeting not arranged as An Taoiseach stepped down.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice

Intent: To provide the potential consequences in the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 for Virgin Media Television as a public service broadcaster.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Intent: To provide viewpoints in relation to matters associated with public service broadcasting following also from our submissions to the Future of Media Commission in 2021, the subsequent recommendations of the Commission, developments in the sector, public discourse on the manner of funding for public service broadcasting into the future, including that all public service media should benefit from license fees and/or exchequer funding on a transparent and accountable basis.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To provide viewpoints in relation to matters associated with public service broadcasting following also from our submissions to the Future of Media Commission in 2021, subsequent recommendations of the Commission and recent developments in the sector including public discourse on the potential manner of funding for public service broadcasting into the future. The Minister was informed of Virgin Media's viewpoints.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: To provide viewpoints in relation to matters associated with PSB and to ask for a meeting.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown