Irish Bookmakers Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Bookmakers Association

Date published 16 Apr, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details We met with Sinn Fein policy director of policy to discuss a piece of work they are doing on gambling policy.

Intended results We wanted to outline the work the betting industry do in this area, the contrbutions that are made, and the areas where we believe Government could assist to make our efforts better.

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.

Meeting (1)

We were invited to attend this meeting with Miriam Murphy and her colleague on 10th April 2018

Event / Reception (1)

We held an information morning in Leinster House on February 9th, where all members of Dail & Senate were invited to attend. The event was in conjunction with Responsible Gambling Week Ireland. The event was to highlight the role of the industry in Responsible Gambling and how the Government can help to improve our efforts.

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.

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Fiona O'Loughlin Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)