CUMANN PEILE NA H-EIREANN "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND" (Football Association of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation CUMANN PEILE NA H-EIREANN "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND"

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Future Funding of Women's and Girls Football

Intended results In advance of the FAI's submission to the Department for additional investment into Women’s and Girls sports we discussed the merits of the various options available in women’s and girls football.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jonathan Hill

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Jonathan Hill and Cian Ó Lionáin discussed the parameters and structure for a submission (as requested by the Department) around the future funding of football for Women and Girls in Ireland.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Cian Ó Lionáin Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)