Football Association of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Football Association of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Engagement with the Department for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding 2024 - 2027

Intended results To agree the level of support from the Department for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media with respect to the continued Core Funding for the FAI under a new MoU.

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

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)

Virtual Meeting on 24 October 2024 to discuss the MoU for 2024 - 2027

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual Meeting on 30 October 2024 to discuss the MoU for 2024 - 2027

Phone call (1)

Call on 31 October 2024 to finalise the conditions within the MoU

Phone call (1)

Call on 5 November 2024 to approve the MoU

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)