Harry McGee

Lobbying Organisation Harry McGee

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Ranelagh Gaels' GAA Club use GAA pitch at Cathal Brugha Barracks

Intended results Securing a long-term lease to for a club of 1,600 members, which I chair, which has no current grounds of its own.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Harry McGee

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 (2-5)

Emails to public representatives outlining the reasons of the club for wishing to acquire a long-term lease.

Informal communication (2-5)

Brief conversations, in passing, with public representatives giving update on the club's progress in acquiring a lease.

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.

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Geoghegan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sarah Bardon Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Jack O'Donnell Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)