Gaming & Leisure Association of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Gaming & Leisure Association of Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details To seek a review of the commencement date of the Gaming & Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019

Intended results Postpone the commencement date of the Gaming & Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019 pending a review of the implications of the new legislation on land based and online gaming.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Finbar Corkery

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)

To request the Minister of State, Department of Justice, to postpone the commencement date for the Gaming & Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019 pending a review of the implications of the new legislation on existing land based and online gaming providers.

Email (1)

To request Noel Grealish TD to put forward written PQs to the Minister of State, Department of Justice, regarding the Gaming & Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019.

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.

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)