Gaelic Players Association (Gaelic Players Association DAC)

Lobbying Organisation Gaelic Players Association

Date published 27 Apr, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Development of tax reliefs for Inter-county Gaelic Players

Intended results Development of tax reliefs for Inter-county Gaelic Players

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dermot Earley, CEO of the GPA

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 (2-5)

1. Dermot Earley met with Minister Griffin in Leinster House - 17th January 2018 2. Tom Dillon, Interim COO, and Paul Flynn, Secretary of the GPA Board, met with Minister Griffin in Leinster House - 14th February 2018

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.

Brendan Griffin Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)