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, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Meeting with the Taoiseach about the development of football in Ireland including facility investment

Intended results To discuss the need for investment into the development of football facilities in Ireland

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.

Meeting (1)

A meeting took place on 22 May 2024 between Taoiseach Simon Harris, David Courell (Interim CEO of FAI), Paul Cooke (President of FAI), and Alexsander Ceferin (President of UEFA)

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.

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)