Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 8)
Football Association of Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: To discuss progress of the Association under the existing Memorandum of Understanding (2020-2023) and to explore what another iteration of an MOU might include.
Details: A virtual meeting with Cian O'Lionain to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government and the Association.
Officials: Cian Ó Lionáin
Methods: Virtual meeting on 4 September 2024 - Virtual Meeting
Football Association of Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: To discuss the approach to grant funding to the Association under the MoU
Details: Grant Funding
Officials: Cian Ó Lionáin
Methods: Virtual meeting on 9 December 2024 to discuss grant funding to the FAI - Virtual Meeting, Phone Call on 11 December 2024 to discuss grant funding to the FAI - Phone call
Football Association of Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: To engage with the Department on various issues relating to government funding including LSSIF projects, the MoU and EURO 2028.
Details: Discussion of Grant Funding relating to LSSIF projects, the Memorandum of Understanding and EURO 2028.
Officials: Cian Ó Lionáin
Methods: Phone call on 19th November 2024 to discuss various issues including the MoU grant draw downs, LSSIF projects, and EURO 2028. - Phone call, An in person meeting on 3 December 2024 in Leinster House with Cian O'Lionain to discuss various issues including the MoU grant draw downs, LSSIF projects, and EURO 2028. - Meeting
Football Association of Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: To agree the level of support from the Department for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media with respect to the continued Core Funding for the FAI under a new MoU.
Details: Engagement with the Department for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding 2024 - 2027
Officials: Cian Ó Lionáin
Methods: Virtual Meeting on 24 October 2024 to discuss the MoU for 2024 - 2027 - Virtual Meeting, Virtual Meeting on 30 October 2024 to discuss the MoU for 2024 - 2027 - Virtual Meeting, Call on 31 October 2024 to finalise the conditions within the MoU - Phone call, ...
Football Association of Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: To update the Department for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media on EURO 2028 and specifically the venue selection process
Details: Update on EURO 2028
Officials: Cian Ó Lionáin
Methods: A call on 17 September to update the Department on EURO 2028 matters and specifically with regards to the venue selection process - Phone call
Football Association of Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: To update the Department on the FAI's current strategic progress and highlight some current key activities
Details: A meeting with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to discuss a range of FAI activity
Officials: Thomas Byrne, Cian Ó Lionáin
Methods: A meeting on 13 September in Leinster House with Minister Byrne, Cian O'Lionain and Michael O'Conaire to discuss a range of matters including manifesto requests, core funding, academies proposal, facility development, EURO 2028. - Meeting
Irish Tourist Industry Confederation
2025-01-21
Intent: Meeting request to discuss disappointing budget for tourism industry and how more can be done to support this vital sector.::9% Vat was not restored, 'power up' grant inadequate providing only €4k per business, 7% increase to minimum well in excess of current inflation. ::Increase in tourism budgets welcome but only 6%, Agencies will not be appropriately resourced to meet needs of industry across enterprise supports, sustainability initiatives or marketing needs.
Details: Budget 2025 reaction
Officials: Catherine Martin, Cian Ó Lionáin
Methods: Letter
Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport
2025-01-21
Intent: To get clarity on the 2024 Supplementary estimates for public services
Details: 2024 Supplementary estimates
Officials: Cian Ó Lionáin, Deirdre Gillane
Methods: To get clarity on the 2024 Supplementary estimates for public services on budget allocations and to advocate for needs to be met across all programme areas of the Department. - Letter
Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport
2025-01-20
Intent: Increased Core Funding for National Governing bodies and Local Sport Partnerships. Increase in thebetting levy from 2% to 3% with the 1% increase to be spent on Sport infrastructure and grass root programmes. Reform elements of Taxation Policy as per action 3.7 of thenational sports policy
Details: 2025 Budget for Sport and Physical Activity
Officials: Thomas Byrne, Cian Ó Lionáin, Daniel Griffin
Methods: Meeting in Department of Sport. Discussed the need for increased Core Funding for National Governing bodies and Local Sport Partnerships. How increasing the betting levy from 2% to 3% with the 1% increase to be spent on Sport infrastructure and grass root programmes is a new way of resourcing sport. To reform elements of Taxation Policy as per action 3.7 of th enational sports policy to incentivise donations to sport and physical activity. - Meeting, Submission covered the 3 asks of Increased in Core Funding for National Governing bodies and Local Sport Partnerships. Increase in betting levy from 2% to 3% with the 1% increase to be spent on Sport infrastructure and grass root programmes. Reform elements of Taxation Policy as per action 3.7 of thenational sports policy - Submission, Thanking the minister for the reforms under taxation. Making further representation to the Minister on the need for the sector to receive meaningful core funding increase under budget 2025 under revised estimates. Outlining what the return on increased investment is by government to sport sport and physical activity. - Letter
Car Rental Council of Ireland
2025-01-19
Intent: Re-instate the pre-2019 VAT equalisation measure in order to facilitate the short-term purchase/lease of cars to service the summer tourist market in Ireland.
Details: VAT equalisation measure for rental cars
Officials: Cathal Crowe, Noel Grealish, Niamh Smyth, Robert Troy, Anne Rabbitte, Brendan Smith, Dara Calleary, James O'Connor, ...
Methods: Regarding the VAT equalisation measure. - Email, Regarding the VAT equalisation measure. - Virtual Meeting, Regarding the VAT equalisation measure. - Phone call