Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Heritage

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details To request the hare coursing licences be suspended during level 5 lockdown

Intended results Suspension of hare coursing during level 5 lockdown and the release of hares currently held in captivity

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Andrew Kelly, Chief Executive Officer

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.

Email (6-10)

Phone call (1)

Calling for suspension of licenses for hare coursing during level 5 lockdown on animal welfare and public health as hare coursing is not an elite sport, causes unnecessary suffering and holding coursing events to which those involved travel from all over Ireland and Northern Ireland risks spreading COVID19.

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.

Niall Ó Donnchú Assistant Secretary (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Pippa Hackett Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)