The Rutland Centre Ltd

Lobbying Organisation The Rutland Centre Ltd

Date published 18 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Gambling Control Bill

Intended results An update on progress with the Gambling Control Bill Support for further deveopment of the Bill and prioritisation on the Oireachtas legislative agenda Agreement on the importance of the social mechanisms contained in the bill including the operation of the social fund

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maebh Leahy

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)

This meeting took place in Leinster House. Department of Justice officials (3) were also present. The meeting discussed gambling addiction and prevalence, including an overview of the Rutland Centre experience in this respect and Rutland views on the importance of this Bill. A focus was placed on the Social mechanisms contained within the bill and the urgency of funding and access to treatment being made available to individuals and families.

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.

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)