Gaming & Leisure Association of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Gaming & Leisure Association of Ireland

Date published 18 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Government COVID 19 Guidelines for reopening the Economy for Casinos

Intended results To secure approval that casinos could re-open alongside wet pubs and bookmakers shops at level ll of the Government Guidelines.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Finbar Corkery

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.

Letter (2-5)

The GLAI sought clarification regarding the criteria and analysis used to decide not to permit casinos to reopen at level 2 and to enable the GLAI to review whether the criteria and analysis applied was fair and accurate. Secondly, the GLAI sought engagement to show how the sector could adopt measures to allay any public health concerns regarding the reopening of land based casinos. The GLAI sought amendments to the Government's public health guidelines that would allow casinos to re-open at level 2 alongside wet pubs.

Email (1)

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.

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)