Horse Sport Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Horse Sport Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Update on equine passporting delivered by Horse Sport Ireland.

Intended results To inform TDs and Senators of the improvements made to the equine passporting delivered by Horse Sport Ireland. To outline the role of Horse Sport Ireland and the challenges facing the sport horse sector.

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

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Met with Deputies Aindrias Moynihan, Paul Lawless and Danny Healy Rae in Leinister House

Email (6-10)

Emails sent to Agriculture committee members outlining passporting stats

Informal communication (11-20)

Discussed passporting stats with TD and Senator who were in attendance when HSI were in Leinster House for the Oireachtas Agriculture Commmittee.

Meeting (1)

Horse Sport Ireland were before the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food on 28th January 2026

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.

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

William Aird TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Cooney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Natasha Newsome Drennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty Senator (Seanad)

Gillian Toole TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)