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 04 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Increased funding for National Governing Bodies and Local Sports Partnerships

Intended results Increased funding for NGBs and LSPs

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Roddy Guiney, Chairman and Mary O'Connor, CEO

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Tom O'Mahony (Former DPO) Secretary General (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Pre budget submission

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Introduction to new FIS Chairman and invitation to meet with FIS members.

Meeting (1)

Introduction to Department officials of new FIS Chairman Roddy Guiney

Meeting (1)

Introduction to new CEO Mary O'Connor

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Griffin asking for sport to be included in Ireland 2040 Our Plan

Letter (1)

Letter to An Taoiseach to welcome his reiteration of the governments committment doubling funding of sport over the next 7 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.

Ken Spratt Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Ross TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Carroll Head of Unit (Department of the Taoiseach)

Aisling Dunne Special Adviser (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)