Horse Sport Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Horse Sport Ireland

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details US tarriffs impact of sport horse sector.

Intended results 1) Highlighting the importance of the sport horse sector and trade with the US. 2) Requesting that sport horses be included in any EU exemption, as proposed for the thoroughbred sector.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Denis Duggan, CEO

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)

Mike Bray (Currently employed as a DPO) Councillor (Meath County Council)

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.

Email (2-5)

Letter sent as attachement via email

Informal communication (2-5)

Spoke informally with Special Advisors. Discussed with An Taoiseach while at an event in Government Buildings.

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.

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Jack O'Donnell Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Joanne Lonergan Programme Manager - Tánaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)

Niall O’ Connor Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Nina Carberry MEP (European Parliament)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)