Irish Equine Centre

Lobbying Organisation Irish Equine Centre

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details The Irish Equine Centre held a virtual meeting with officials from DAFM on the 12th March in relation to the potential development of an Equine Health Campus on the site of the IEC and the potential financial contribution by DAFM.

Intended results Confirmation from DAFM officials as to what additional information was required in order to progress the potential funding of the development of the Equine Health Campus.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah McNicholas

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

On the 12th March 2021, a virtual meeting was held between the Irish Equine Centre and officials from DAFM in relation to the potential funding of the development of an Equine Health Campus for the protection of the health of the equine herd in Ireland.

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.

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