Rockwood Consulting ULC (Rockwood Public Affairs)

Lobbying Organisation Rockwood Consulting ULC

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Sought support for a gift card stimulus plan for the retail and hospitality industries

Intended results Delivery of a gift card stimulus targeted at reviving spend in retail and hospitality sectors

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lorraine Higgins

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)

Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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 Loylap

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Guinness Enterprise Centre, Taylor’s Lane Dublin 8

Main business or activity Information Technology

Company website www.loylap.com

Contact email address patrick@loylap.com

Contact phone number 0879424690

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emailed Minister Catherine Martin's office seeking her support to help revive tourism through the introduction of a stimulus. Separately emailed Christopher O'Sullivan's office seeking to brief him on Loylap's product which could play a role in administering a scheme to help revive tourism.

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.

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)