Gaelic Players Association (Gaelic Players Association DAC)

Lobbying Organisation Gaelic Players Association

Date published 10 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Equality of public funding for female inter-county players in comparison with their male counterparts

Intended results Equal public funding to be made available for female inter-county players

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maria Kinsella (Co-Chair of GPA's Transitional NEC) and Gemma Begley (GPA Player Representation and Engagement Manager)

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)

Jan 25th - Emails seeking some clarifications having been invited to make a written submission to The Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht to discuss issues facing women in sport and the progress being made following the 20x20 Campaign.

Submission (1)

Mar 1st - Written submission to The Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht. Apr 22nd - Opening statement submitted.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Apr 27th - Oral submission to The Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht.

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.

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)