Hume Brophy

Lobbying Organisation Hume Brophy

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details To update on the operations of the National Lottery and to highlight the escalating threat to the Good Cause Fund caused by off shore bet-on-lottery firms

Intended results Sought a legislative solution to prevent damage to the sustainability of the National Lottery and the Good Cause Fund

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ken Waters

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Premier Lotteries Ireland Designated Activity Company

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address National Lottery Building, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, Ireland

Main business or activity Retail

Company website

Contact email address info@lottery.ie

Contact phone number (01) 836 4444

Contact address National Lottery Building , Lower Abbey Str, Dublin 1, Ireland

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Met with Ministers to update on the operations of the National Lottery and to highlight the escalating threat to the Good Cause Fund caused by off shore bet-on-lottery firms

Letter (1)

Letter was sent to officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to raise concerns about the escalating threat to the Good Cause Fund caused by off shore bet-on-lottery firms

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.

Joe McHugh Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Brendan Griffin Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)