Relevant Matter
Matters involving public funds
Public Policy Area
Agriculture
Period
1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022
Specific Details
1. Inclusion of equine farming within the successor to TAMS – the On-Farm Capital Investment Scheme. 2. Industry wide upgrade to e-passporting 3. Integrity measures for production & breeding initiatives, including Anti-doping programme 4. Capital investment grant scheme for equestrian centre 5. Skillnet funding for Equestrian Skillnet 6. Increase in high performance sport allocation & participation grants 8. Increase in breeding & production supports, International Marketing
Intended results
Secure additional funding in 2023 budget for the measures proposed in the Horse Sport Ireland pre-budget submission
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Denis Duggan, Chief Executive; Avalon Everett, Head of Sport, Governance & Legal; John Moran, Head of Finance; Joe Reynolds, Chairman;
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.
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.
Charlie McConalogue
Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Patrick Donohoe
Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Bill Callanan
Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Jack O'Donnell
Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Martin Heydon
Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Barry Cassidy
Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Pippa Hackett
Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)