Fennell Public Affairs Limited

Lobbying Organisation Fennell Public Affairs Limited

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Legislative provisions concerning regulation of Gaming and Lotteries and related public policy matters

Intended results To secure an understanding of policy and to outline the role and function of the National Lottery to relevant stakeholders

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jenny Fisher, Head of Corporate Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Premier Lotteries Ireland

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) 527900

Company address ABBEY STREET LOWER DUBLIN 1 IRELAND

Main business or activity Entertainment

Company website www.lottery.ie

Contact email address info@lottery.ie

Contact phone number 018364444

Contact address As above

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (6-10)

Communications setting out the perspective of the National Lottery on proposed legislative changes to the Gaming and Lotteries legislation and the operating environment for the National Lottery in Ireland

Meeting (6-10)

Email (6-10)

Meeting (2-5)

Communications concerning the provision of information about Good Causes funding

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.

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ed Brophy Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Katherine Licken Secretary General (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)