Football Association of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Football Association of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Meeting with the Sports Minister, Thomas Byrne

Intended results It was a general meeting which included discussion of a range of items from field-based sports and the funding thereof including Academy Development

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Courell and Tony Keohane

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)

A meeting took place on 23 August 2024 between FAI Representatives and Minister Byrne at the Mansion House.

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)