Volunteering Ireland (Volunteer Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Volunteering Ireland

Date published 12 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Development of the national sports action plan

Intended results Alignment of the national volunteering strategy within the national sports plan. To develop resources to support volunteer management within NGBs and LSP.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nina Arwitz

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.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Two stakeholder meetings named the 'sports leadership group' on the development of the national sports action plan with the intention of aligning the national volunteer strategy with the forthcoming national sports action plan. Additionally, this meeting sought to bring about the development of resources for volunteer management in National Governing Bodies (NGB) and Local Sports Partnerships (LSP).

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.

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)