New Stadium Designated Activity Company

Lobbying Organisation New Stadium Designated Activity Company

Date published 30 Apr, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Four letters were issued on 30 March 2020 by a Venue Operators And Promoters Forum each to the Secretary General (Department Of An Taoiseach), the Secretary General (DPER), the Secretary General (Department Of Health) and the CEO of the HSE making their venues available to the State during the Covid-19 emergency and offering any assistance whatsoever to the State.

Intended results Large venues are being made available to the State during the Covid-19 emergency and any assistance whatsoever is offered to the State. The letters also express a desire to meet with the officials to discuss the concerns of their sector at a suitable time.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Martin Murphy (Stadium Director - Aviva Stadium) is a named signatory to each of the four letters issued.

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.

Letter (2-5)

Four letters were issued on 30 March 2020 by a Venue Operators And Promoters Forum as stated above.

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.

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paul Reid CEO (Department of Health)