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 Horse Sport Ireland Budget Submission 2021

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, Chairman, Horse Sport Ireland, Ronan Murphy, CEO HSI, Barry O' Connor, HSI Economic Forum Chairman

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.

Lobby day (1)

Specific meeting held with a range of TD's invite to present and discuss the Horse Sport Ireland 2021 Budget Submission and seek their respective support.

Letter (11-20)

Letters to TD's requesting assistance for support for funding for Horse Sport Ireland & the Sport Horse Industry

Submission (2-5)

Submission to Minister MacConalogue outlining the Budget 2021 request for Horse Sport Ireland.

Letter (2-5)

Letter outlining the details presented at the lobby day organised on 8th September 2020 in Buswells, including HSI Budget Submission, Economic Plan, and Strategic Plan 2019-2024.

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 McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Chris Andrews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Pippa Hackett Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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