Horse Sport Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Horse Sport Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Virtual meeting with Minister MacConalogue and Minister Hayden to discuss and present Horse Sport Ireland Budget 2021 submission

Intended results To secure annual funding for Horse Sport Ireland from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joe Reynolds, Acting CEO 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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

To discuss the content of the 2021 Budget Submission in detail and to discuss the impact of COVID 19 on 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.

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)