Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport

Lobbying Organisation Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport

Date published 17 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Impact of Covid19

Intended results To inform the Minister of the impact of Covid19 on the sport and physical activity following a survey of Federation Members by FIS and the requirement for the consideration of future supports for the sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary O Connor

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 (1)

12th May meeting Jack chambers – the impact of covid19 on Sport

Letter (2-5)

25th May letter Jack chambers – impact of covid19 29 June letter Jack chambers - impact of covid19 on the indoor sport sector

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)

John Kelly Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)