Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport

Lobbying Organisation Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport

Date published 17 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Problem Gambling

Intended results A portion of the Betting Tax levy to be used to develop and implement communication and educational programmes to those at risk in our sporting community.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary O'Connor

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 (1)

To discuss the work on the appointment of a gambling regulator and the need as the Federation sees it to develop an overarching support and education infrastructure to help the many thousands of families impacted by gambling addiction in Ireland each year.

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.

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)