Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA)

Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Bill Callanan (Chief Inspector), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Government action to end fuel protests and blockades of ports as needed access to feed materials and ensure compound feed could be delivered to farmers.

Methods: MeetingEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Minister to address a meeting of European feed colleagues and inform about aims of Irish EU Presidency

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport

Intent: Highlight the impact of Dublin Port Company Infrastructure Levy and Dues Increases 2026 on importer members and the knock on impacts on feed manufacturers and livestock farmers. IGFA called for the measures to be reconsidered.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Louise Byrne (Deputy Chief Inspector), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: To ensure the effective alignment of the schemes with minimum disruption and costs to growers.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: The EU systems to allow the EUDR to be implemented properly are not ready. IGFA lobbied to postpone the implementation date by 12 months to avoid hugely negative impacts on the market for feed manufacturers and farmers.

Methods: EmailLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Understanding of the benefits of the Irish Grain Assurance Scheme (IGAS) in comparison to a potential new Bord Bia scheme. Recognition that the proposed new scheme would burden farmers with extra costs for very limited benefit.

Methods: Meeting

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