Irish Bookmakers Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Bookmakers Association

Date published 11 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Private Members National Lottery (Amendment) Bill

Intended results Inform members that the product offered by Licensed bookmakers is entirely different to that offered by the National lottery and has been in existence for 30 years

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sharon Byrne

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.

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Inform members that the product offered by Licensed bookmakers is entirely different to that offered by the National lottery and has been in existence for over 30 years

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.

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Aidan Davitt Senator (Seanad)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

John Cummins Senator (Seanad)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)