Gaming & Leisure Association of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Gaming & Leisure Association of Ireland

Date published 11 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details To promote the drafting and enactment of the Gambling Control Bill 2013

Intended results The enactment of the Gambling Control Bill that enshrines the principles of good regulation as set out in the draft heads of the Bill as published in July 2013 into legislation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Hickson

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.

Letter (1)

Correspondence to Minister of State, Department of Justice and Equality, Mr David Stanton TD, seeking clarification regarding the intended outcomes for private member clubs arising from draft amendments to the Gaming & Lotteries Act 1956 contained in the Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2017.

Email (1)

Correspondence to Senator Gerard Craughwell advising him of the draft amendments to the Gaming & Lotteries Act 1956 contained in the Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2017.

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.

Gerard Craughwell Senator (Seanad)

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)