Agricultural Consultants Association - ACA

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Pippa Hackett (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Amii McKeever (Adviser to Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Brendan Gleeson (Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Paul Savage (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Francis Morrin (Assistant Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Francis Morrin (Assistant Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Francis Morrin (Assistant Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Bill Callanan (Chief Inspector), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Kehoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Flaherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tim Lombard (Senator), Seanad; Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad; Paul Daly (Senator), Seanad; Denis O'Donovan (Senator), Seanad; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eugene Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection

Intent: Support for the continuation of ACA programmes in ACRES and Organics and a new programme for Nitrates and Agri Environment Specialists to assist with the vast private sector client base. Also, ACA submitted their views on other EU and National farm programmes.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Barry Cassidy (Special Adviser), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Discuss general agri policy but seek support for the ACA Organic, ACRES and Nitrates/Agri Environment programmes as submitted to government.

Methods: EmailLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Submission of the key ACA policy issues in advance of our AGM. Our issues also included the seeking of funding for the ACA office to set up support services for our members and farmer client network and funding for nitrates specialists within our network.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Delany (Director), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Seeking a reply to an email submitted in recent weeks on the role of the public advisory service in forestry advisory services and against ACA forestry advisors/consultants.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Savage (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Highlighting this submission to the new appointee in the DAFM.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Hayes (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Requesting written details for the ACRES funding and the likely proposed payment date during 2023.

Methods: Email