VGL Support Services Ireland Limited

Lobbying Organisation VGL Support Services Ireland Limited

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021

Intended results To highlight the contents of this legislation and their consequences. To highlight flaws in the contents of this legislation To receive information on the rationale behind some of the contents of these heads of bill.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Frank Mulqueen

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.

Email (2-5)

Requesting a meeting on the contents of proposed Heads of Bill.

Email (2-5)

To provide information on the contents of the proposed bill

Email (1)

Requesting details of the rationale and understanding of the contents of the mentioned Heads of Bill.

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.

John Newman Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Matthew Lynch Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)