Royal Dublin Society

Lobbying Organisation Royal Dublin Society

Date published 19 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Public consultation on the Hosting of Major International Sports Events by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media.

Intended results The intended result of the submission was to inform the creation of Government policy in the area of hosting major international sports events in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ms. Michele Griffin, RDS Deputy Chief Executive - Commercial

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.

Submission (1)

Submissions were made on behalf of the RDS using the link to the survey form on the www.gov.ie website. Depending on whether these submissions are published or not, these submissions may or may not constitute lobbying for the purposes of the Act. Expert views and market intelligence were submitted in order to assist the Department in the formation and implementation of policy in this area.

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.

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)