Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport

Lobbying Organisation Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Possible Taxation reform Action 3.7 of the National Sports Policy Action Plan

Intended results 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

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary O Connor

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.

Meeting (1)

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

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.

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Daniel Griffin Special Adviser (Department of Education)