Football Association of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Football Association of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details League of Ireland Academy Audit Report Presentation on 21 August 2025

Intended results To inform the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport of the findings of the LOI Academy Audit undertaken in 2025.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Scanlon

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 on 21 August 2025 in Leinster House to brief Department officials on the LOI Academy Audit report

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)