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 Call relating to the development of Football Academies in Ireland

Intended results To provide information to the Department regarding a revised proposal around football academy investment.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Courell, Tony Keohane, Mark Scanlon and Marc Canham

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

A briefing call took place on the 28th August 2024 between the Department representatives and the FAI. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a proposed revision to the investment proposal for football academies.

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.

Cian Ó Lionáin Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)