Premier Lotteries Ireland Designated Activity Company

Lobbying Organisation Premier Lotteries Ireland Designated Activity Company

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Briefing on the operation of the National Lottery and the allocation of Good Causes Funding

Intended results To provide an understanding of the operations of the National Lottery and retail agents and to secure an understanding of the role of Good Causes funding in communities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nikki Gallagher, Head of Corporate Affairs, Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI)

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.

Email (2-5)

Email seeking meeting with Minister Damien English

Phone call (2-5)

Phone call with Minister English's Advisor seeking meeting

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister English & his Special Advisor attedned by Nikki Gallagher & Andrew Algeo, CEO of PLI.

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.

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Stephen Foley Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)