Horse Sport Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Horse Sport Ireland

Date published 09 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Meeting with John O'Sullivan the Commissioner for Valuation. Horse Sport Ireland are seeking an industry exemption to commercial property rates.

Intended results Horse Sport Ireland are seeking an exemption to commercial rates for equestrian properties in the sport horse industry.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Avalon Everett (General Council HSI) Ronan Murphy (CEO of HSI)

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)

Avalon Everett and Ronan Murphy met with John O'Sullivan and Declan Lavelle to discuss a the possibility of an exemption of valuation rates for equestrian property.

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.

John O’Sullivan Commissioner of Valuation and Chief Boundary Surveyor (The Valuation Office)