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 20 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Engagement on Sports Capital and Equipment programme (SCEP) and timelines relating to Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Funding (LSSIF)

Intended results To understand more about funding for football including SCEP applications and also what the timelines were with regards to the opening of LSSIF applications

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Courell

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.

Phone call (1)

David Courell and Dan McCormack (Finance Director) had a call with Cian Ó Lionáin and Micheál Ó Conaire on 19 April to discuss funding for football including SCEP and LSSIF applications.

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)