Olympic Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Olympic Federation of Ireland

Date published 13 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Covid 19 countermeasures for Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

Intended results Exchange of views on countermeasure affecting Olympic and Paralympic athletes

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity President Sarah Keane, CEO Peter Sherrard, Professor John O’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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Discussions included vaccination programme for athletes, covid 19 countermeasures, general update on Tokyo Games preparation

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)