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 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details General Election Manifesto meetings with political parties

Intended results For Sport and Physical Activity to be included in their General Election Manifestos

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

Mass communications

Meeting All Oireachtas Members FIS met with policy and manifesto developers for general election manifestos in Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Labour, The Greens, Sinn Fein and the social Democrats. some meetings were virtual and some were in person.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

For Sport and Physical Activity to be included in their General Election Manifestos - that the core public funding provided to sporting bodies is guaranteed & adequate. Commit to a 1% increase in the betting levy to develop grassroots sports programmes & support local sports partnership & sports organisations. changes to tax law, broadening the scope of Section 847A of the Finance Act. That the Social Impact Fund supports the development of grassroots sports programmes across 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.

Mark Wall Senator (Seanad)

Chris Andrews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)