DOWNEY PLANNING

Lobbying Organisation DOWNEY PLANNING

Date published 20 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Ballymastone Sport Campus - Formulation of an agreed campus style recreational facilitty on areas sharred by 3 local clubs (St. Pats GAA Club, St. Iatas FC and Lambay Sports club) of which the council have an interest having a leashold granted to the GAA Club. Meetings have being held in 2018 in this regard and involve the location of the road and all future development on the site including new facilities to be under a common shared facility going forward.

Intended results To agree a formula of development along with the council (FCC) via Parks Department and the three clubs involved inc. St. Patricks GAA Club, St. Iatas FC and Lambay Sports Club.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Downey Planning (John Downey)

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 (2-5)

Meetings in FCC, then onsite in Balbriggan (15/02/19) with the Head of Parks Department, Cllr Adrian Henchy (22/03/19) and then in Fingal CC with only St. Pats GAA Club, Director of Planning and the Finance Committee of St. Pats GAA club (22/04/19)

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.

Adrian Henchy Councillor (Fingal County Council)

AnnMarie Farrelly Chief Executive Officer (Fingal County Council)