Vulcan Consulting Limited

Lobbying Organisation Vulcan Consulting Limited

Date published 21 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Gambling Regulation Bill 2022

Intended results Awareness raising of the proposed legislation's possible impact on the thoroughbred horse racing and breeding sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Bradford

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Paul Bradford (Former DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Horse Racing Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Ballymany, The Curragh, County Kildare, R56 XE37, Ireland

Main business or activity

Company website www.hri.ie

Contact email address

Contact phone number

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Phone call (2-5)

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.

Garrett Ahern Senator (Seanad)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

John McGahon Senator (Seanad)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)