The Irish Blue Cross

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Blue Cross

Date published 19 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Part of a welfare delegation who met with Jackie Cahill, Fianna Fail TD on 17th July to reinforce concerns following RTE Investigates program to prevent export of Irish greyhounds to countries with low welfare standards.

Intended results Seeking to see what could be done through provisions in the Greyhound Racing Act 2019.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Christina Conneely

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)

Part of a welfare delegation who met with Jackie Cahill, Fianna Fail TD on 17th July at government buildings to reinforce concerns following RTE Investigates program to prevent export of Irish greyhounds to countries with low welfare standards to seek what could be done through provisions in the Greyhound Racing Act 2019.

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.

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)