Ogier (Ireland) LLP

Lobbying Organisation Ogier (Ireland) LLP

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details To obtain legal status for Race Marshals to stop traffic during road races through one of three options 1. Ministerial Regulation under the Road Traffic Act 1994; 2. Statutory Instrument akin to S.I. 638/2006; or 3. Specific amendment in the next Road Traffic Act.

Intended results To obtain legal status for Race Marshals to stop traffic during road races.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Laurence Fenelon

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name IRISH CYCLING FEDERATION

CRO number (if applicable) 134567

Company address 619 NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD DUBLIN 1.

Main business or activity Industry body

Company website www.cyclingireland.ie

Contact email address geoff@cyclingireland.com

Contact phone number 01 855 1522

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter from Leman Solicitors to Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport dated 15 February 2016

Meeting (1)

Meeting between Leman Solicitors, Cycling Ireland and Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport at the Offices of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport on 17 February 2016

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.

Ray O'Leary Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)