Olympic Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Olympic Federation of Ireland

Date published 11 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Possibility of move of Olympic Federation of Ireland from current premises in Howth Co. Dublin to Sports Campus, Abbotstown

Intended results To keep Minister up to date on developments regarding possible relocation of OFI and other matters ongoing within the Olympic movement in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Keane, President; Peter Sherard, CEO

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)

17th December 2020. Letter sent electronically to those listed below; Letter to Minister Catherine Martin Letter to Minister of State Jack Chambers Letter to Peter Hogan, Katherine Licken, John Kelly

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.

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

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

John Kelly Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Katherine Licken Secretary General (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)