CUMANN PEILE NA H-EIREANN "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND" (Football Association of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation CUMANN PEILE NA H-EIREANN "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND"

Date published 19 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Introductory meeting with Minister Byrne

Intended results To introduce members of the FAI Senior Leadership Team to Minister Byrne and explain current priorities for the FAI in 2023

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jonathan Hill

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting on 1st February 2023 with Minister Byrne and Micheal O Conaire to discuss various topics including FAI Board nominations, FIFA WWC 2023 preparations and UEFA EURO 2028 bid.

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.

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Micheal O Conaire Director of Services or Equivalent (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)