Gaelic Players Association

Lobbying Organisation Gaelic Players Association

Date published 01 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details GPA CEO Tom Parsons, GPA Co-Chair Maria Kinsella and GPA Head of Operations Ciarán Barr met with Minister for Sport Thomas Byrne and officials (Cian O’Lianon and Andrew Boyle) at department offices on April 17th.

Intended results The GPA want to retain administration of the government grant paid to female inter-county players. This decision rests with the Minister.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity GPA CEO Tom Parsons

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)

Email (1)

Following the meeting on April 17th, Tom Parsons followed up with a memo outlining the GPA's position to Department Officials (Cian O’Lianon and Andrew Boyle) on April 22nd.

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)