Ireland Active

Lobbying Organisation Ireland Active

Date published 07 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Submissions on COVID-19 Response in July Stimulus for the leisure, health & fitness sector

Intended results Support for the Leisure, Health and Fitness sector as part of the July stimulus package

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conn McCluskey

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 (1)

Letter to Special Committee on COVID-19 Response re July Stimulus on 6th July.

Letter (1)

Letter to Department of Finance, Minister Donohoe on 30th June regarding July Stimulus. Copying- Micheál Martin TD, Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, Michael McGrath TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform & Darragh O’Brien TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister of State for Sport, Dara Calleary TD, 2nd July re July Stimulus

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Jack Chambers 17th July re July Stimulus

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.

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Shanahan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ossian Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Norma Foley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)