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2025-01-20
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
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Public Service Broadcasting/Matters involving public funds. To introduce Virgin Media Television and provide viewpoints in relation to matters associated with public service broadcasting. |
2024-09-20
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
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Public Service Broadcasting |
2024-05-21
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
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To request a meeting An Taoiseach. |
2024-05-21
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
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Gambling Regulation Bill 2022. |
2024-05-21
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
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | letter to Minister Catherine Martin with viewpoints in relation to funding of public service media in Ireland. |
2024-01-16
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
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Public Service Broadcasting. |
2023-09-19
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
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Public Service Broadcasting |
2023-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Aodhán Mac Cormaic (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sam Griffin (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To share observations with respect to potential unintended consequences of changes included in the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021
Methods: Meeting, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 |
2023-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Tríona Quill (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Katherine Licken (Secretary General), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Provide an industry perspective in relation to ongoing and future funding by the State of public service broadcasting::Discussion regarding Online Media and Safety Regulation Bill
Methods: Meeting, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Online Media and Safety Regulation Bill |
Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To provide Virgin Media's perspective in relation to the ongoing and future State funding of public service broadcasting.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Public service broadcasting |
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