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 Sharing information and opinion on Levelling the Field Report (published by WGPA in advance of merger with GPA), integration with the GPA and equality of funding for male and female inter-county players

Intended results Ensure DPO was fully informed on the above matters

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)

Mar 2nd & Mar 16th - Request for meeting with Dept of Sport to discuss items listed

Virtual Meeting (1)

Mar 26th - Meeting on the items outlined above

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

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