Olympic Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Olympic Federation of Ireland

Date published 18 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details General updates on Tokyo 2020 planning and Team Ireland

Intended results Raising awareness.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Sherrard CEO, Sarah Keane, President

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.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Topics covered included vaccination, sale of Olympic House, launch of anti-racism campaign, issues facing athletes regarding quarantine, Tokyo Games preparation and request for exemption of Paris 2024 athletes. 28th January, 8th February, 23rd February, 1st April.

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.

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

John Kelly Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)