Horse Sport Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Horse Sport Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Formal submission of the Horse Sport Ireland's (HSI) Funding Submission to Government in the Context of Budget 2020 - Formal Submission by CEO of HSI

Intended results The HSI Economic Industry Forum concentrated its efforts into creating a suitable funding model for Horse Sport Ireland by applying for additional funding from the government, specifically an additional €3.3m from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and €1.71m from the Department of Transport, Tourism, and Sport in order to bring the total Government allocation of Ireland’s National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport to circa €12m per year.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ronan Murphy (CEO of Horse Sport Ireland)

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.

Letter (2-5)

Ronan Murphy, the CEO of Horse Sport Ireland formally submitted the HSI Funding Submission to Government in the Context of Budget 2020. This submission was accompanied by a cover letter outlining the importance of the horse sport industry to the Irish economy. The HSI Funding Submission to Government in the Context of Budget 2020 contains the following information: The importance of the horse sport industry to Ireland. Summary of additional funding required by HSI for the development of the industry. A brief outline of the functions of HSI. History of HSI Funding previous to this submission. How HSI plans to use the additional funding from the government. How this additional funding will improve the sport horse industry.

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.

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Kevin Smyth Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Shane Ross Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)