Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
Ibec
2025-01-21
Intent: To ensure there was a broad understanding of business priorities ahead of the General Election and that these priorities were reflected in political party manifestos.
Details: Ibec's manifesto policy proposals
Officials: Joanne Lonergan, Majella Fitzpatrick, Laura Mannion, Deirdre Gillane, Matthew Lynch, Stephen Foley, Pat McParland, Susan Mitchell, ...
Methods: Email
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
Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport
2024-09-20
Intent: The inclusion of stream 1 funding for applicants. Stream 1 funding was vital to help with the design and was of huge assistance to NGB’s who do not currently have the significant financial resources to fund the design and feasibility phase of the project themselves and it would critically allow them to work towards the realisation of a strategic goal for their sport.
Details: LSSIF Criteria 2024 - Removal of Stream 1 funding
Officials: Thomas Byrne, Cian Ó Lionáin, Daniel Griffin
Methods: The request for Stream 1 funding to be included in LSSIF criteria as the only funding available incorporated both the design and the construction element of the proposed project and by there not being a separate stream for design funding only it completely rules out NGBs with any ambition to invest in infrastructure to play their sport and indeed increase participation. - Letter
Family Carers Ireland
2024-05-21
Intent: Encourage support for a Yes Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on Family & Care::To get commitment on a number of policy actions ahead of the referendum::to communicate to the public what the referendum was about and what it would mean for family carers.
Details: Referendum on Care
Officials: Ger Keohane, Tony Fitzgerald, Mick Nugent, John Sheehan, Brian McCarthy, Damian Boylan, Thomas Gould, Colm Burke, ...
Methods: To all DPO's outlined below in the Cork Region- (by Peter Cox) - Email, Michael & Danny Healy Rae by Marie Fitzgerald - Phone call, Brendan Griffin & Pa Daly by Marie Fitzgerald - Letter, ...
Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport
2024-01-08
Intent: Increase in funding for National Governing Bodies/Local Sport Partnerships to meet the challenges of staffing to deliver on NSP policy.
Details: Funding for sport in 2024 and the implementation of the National Sports Policy
Officials: Thomas Byrne, Daniel Griffin
Methods: Meeting took place on December 13th, 3 FIS Board members were in attendance E.Lynch, P.O Brien and G.Russell - Meeting
Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport
2023-12-21
Intent: Increase in Core Funding for NGBs and LSPs to deliver the objectives of the national sport policy., Taxation Reform under action 3.7 of the National Sports Policy - The proposals fall under the following headings and in order of preference:1. Extending relief on donations to approved sporting bodies.2. VAT relief for sporting bodies.3. Granting of charitable status to those NGBs and LSPs who wish to pursue that option.4. Tax-driven incentives for personal exercise::A change to the betting Levy from 2% to 3% so to allocate the additional income that would be generated from a 1% rise in the betting levy to the development of grassroot sport and physical activity progammes and infrastructure for NGB’s and LSP’s particularly targeting ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, socially deprived areas.In addition, we would like the funds to set up a dedicated educational body to tackle gambling addiction for those most affected by problem gambling.
Details: Pre Budget Submission for Budget 2024 for Sport and Physical Activity
Officials: Thomas Byrne, Daniel Griffin, Cian Ó Lionáin
Methods: Sept 13th in the Department of Sport - Meeting
American Chamber of Commerce Ireland
2023-09-21
Intent: Communicate AmCham member views on Budget 2024. Full response can be read here: https://www.amcham.ie/posts/amcham-2024-pre-budget-submission-building-an-impactful-ireland-for-2050-and-beyond/
Details: AmCham Pre Budget Submission 2024
Officials: Micheál Martin, Deirdre Gillane, Michael McGrath, Paschal Donohoe, Fiona O'Connor, Grant Sweetnam, Kevin Barrett, Norma Foley, ...
Methods: Submission
Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport
2023-09-21
Intent: Action Plan proposals for taxation reform put forward in the context of Budget 2024 and further budgetary deliberations. The proposals fall under the following headings and in order of preference:1. Extending relief on donations to approved sporting bodies.2. VAT relief for sporting bodies.3. Granting of charitable status to those NGBs and LSPs who wish to pursue that option.4. Tax-driven incentives for personal exercise
Details: Possible Taxation reform Action 3.7 of the National Sports Policy Action Plan
Officials: Thomas Byrne, Daniel Griffin
Methods: The meeting took place on June 28th with Minister Thomas Byrne and Daniel Griffin. The Federation of Irish Sport was represented by Mary O Connor CEO and Bryan Hughes A&L Goodbody who presented the business cases under the following heading:1. Extending relief on donations to approved sporting bodies.2. VAT relief for sporting bodies.3. Granting of charitable status to those NGBs and LSPs who wish to pursue that option.4. Tax-driven incentives for personal exercise - Meeting
A&L Goodbody
2023-09-20
Intent: (1) To enable the ease and Incentivisation of donation giving to approved sporting bodies. (2) To mitigate the VAT cost incurred by sporting bodies. (3) To incentivise personal exercise.
Details: (1)Seeking to amend s847A Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to adjust the system for tax relief on donations to approved sporting bodies;(2) Seeking to amend Irish VAT Consolidation Act 2010 (a)introduce a VAT compensation scheme; (b)reduce the VAT rate on exercise classes; (3)Seeking to amend Charities , ...
Officials: Thomas Byrne, Daniel Griffin, Michael McGrath
Methods: (1) Provision of addendum to report (issued in 2022) to the Federation of Irish Sport for onward submission to the Department of Sport and Department of Finance during the course of June 2023. - Submission, (2) Attendance and presentation at meeting dated 28 June 2023 with Minister Thomas Byrne and his advisors to discuss the proposals and approach. - Meeting
Secretariat of Secondary Schools
2023-09-05
Intent: Enhanced senior leadership capacity in voluntary secondary schools and adequate funding for our schools. In the submission we requested index-linked capitation grants.
Details: Pre-budget submission 2024
Officials: Aine Doyle, Aoife Conduit, Bernie McNally, Colin Clarke, Dalton Tattan, Daniel Griffin, Deirdre McDonnell, Deirdre Shanley, ...
Methods: Pre-budget submission 2024 sent to DPOs as outlined below. - Letter