Gymnastics Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Gymnastics Ireland

Date published 11 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Zoom meeting with Minister Chambers as part of Sport Covid19 National Governing Body group

Intended results Coherent exit plan from Covid19 lock down/restrictions for indoor sport

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ciaran Gallagher, CEO Gymnastics 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? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with representatives of other National Governing Bodies and the Minister of Sport/ Department officials/ Sport Ireland re development of a coherent exit plan from Covid19 lock down/restrictions for indoor sport on the 28th January and 9th April 2021.

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)