Fighting Blindness

Lobbying Organisation Fighting Blindness

Date published 07 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Gambling Regulation Bill 2022

Intended results To ensure that the new Bill does not impact our fundraising through our Private Members' Draw lottery.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Neil Ward

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 (2-5)

Sought a meeting with Minister James Browne to discuss the impact of the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 upon charity fundraising lotteries.

Meeting (2-5)

As part of the Charities Institute Ireland delegation that met with a number of TDs as part of a process to examine any impact upon our Private Members' Draw as a fundraising platform: and to seek derogations from certain restrictions on fundraising raffles for charitable purposes.

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.

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)