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Intent: Increased awareness and understanding, and action, relief or intervention at policy or legislative level in relation to rapid, large-scale increase in the radio levy, without warning; the need for action in legislation or in the context of the Budget, including accessible and ringfenced funding for the sector.
Details: Communicating the concern of IBI Members about the large-scale increase in the regulatory levy of radio broadcasters and seeking action on that issue as well as on the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland budget submission.
Emails and copies of our budget submission, or copies of news releases and statements for information. - EmailEmails to Members of the Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport thanking them for their contributions to the Committee hearing and asking for their support in relation to potential legislative amendments to address the issue of the increase in the regulatory radio levy; emails to regulatory officials in relation to the levy increase. - EmailMeetings with public representatives or officials to explain our position and to ask questions about the levy and broadcasting policy or regulation matters and to communicate our position. - Meeting
Email sent to Minister for Foreign Affairs, demanding that the EU freeze all preferential trade with Israel, and halt military and economic cooperation - Email
Intent: Support from government and opposition TDs in relation to funding for primary and secondary school libraries
Details: Emails and mailout to government and opposition TDs and Senators on the subject of funding for school libraries, briefing event for TDs and Senators on same in Leinster House
Emailed Dublin-based TDs and Senators and those with a responsibility for Education, inviting them to attend the CBI AV Room briefing session and to consider supporting our call for funding for school libraries in Budget 2027. - EmailEmailed Government TDs, Micheal Mairtin, Simon Harris, Hildegarde Naughton, Jack Chambers, Patrick O'Donovan, Norma Foley, sharing our budget submission document and asking them to support our call for funding for school libraries. Roy Hearne was also emailed. - EmailOn the 12th of May we were hosted in the AV Room in Leinster House by the Social Democrats where we ran a briefing session for Oireachtas members on the need for primary and secondary school libraries. - Event / Reception
Engagement requesting support for ONE professional services - SubmissionMeeting advocating for support regarding expansion of services - Informal communicationMeeting in Military Installations with Defence Forces General Staff regarding support - Meeting
CEO Ruairí McKiernan sent emails to 53 TDs and Senators, who have pledged to be GCE Champions to share our Pre-Budget 2027 Submission and request support for our budget recommendations to increase investment in Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in Budget 2027 (16 July 2026) - EmailEmails to 9 Ministers with responsibility for national policies relevant to GCE to share our Pre-Budget 2027 Submission and request support for our budget recommendations to increase investment in Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in Budget 2027 (10 July 2026) - EmailEmails to Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure to share our Pre-Budget 2027 Submission and request consideration of our budget recommendations to increase investment in Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in Budget 2027 (8 July 2026) - Email
Intent: To exchange views on EU pharmaceutical policy issues that may arise during the Irish EU Presidency, matters affecting the life sciences sector in Europe, and the proposed establishment of an EU Pharmaceutical Task Force.
Details: Discussion on EU pharmaceutical policy during Irish EU Presidency
Intent: Share our industry expertise to inform Ireland's trade policy and exchange views with other stakeholders on country and region-specific developments.
Details: Government Consultative Group on Trade - Trade Forum
The IEA has attended and contributed to the Government Trade Forum on 29th June. These regular meetings involve government and industry stakeholders as well as many of the DPO's outlined below. - Meeting
