Politician(s) lobbied:Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Meeting was requested by the minister to understand how wood residue is utilised to manufacture door panels for export
Methods:Meeting
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Meeting held with both Michael Healy Rae
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Minister of State DAFM
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and Frank Feighan TD at Masonite premises. This was part of a Ministerial visit to forestry related meetings & other appointments in the Sligo-Leitrim region. The ministers were keen to visit Masonite to experience how wood residue is utilised to manufacture door panels for export. This is one of the major outputs for commercial wood products in the region.
Politician(s) lobbied:Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Mulligan (Councillor), Leitrim County Council; Enda McGloin (Councillor), Leitrim County Council
Intent: Convey the importance of conifer planting and the needs of the timber processing sector. This included providing an understanding on the necessity of a constant source of wood residue as the main raw material to sustaining the Masonite Ireland business.
Methods:Meeting
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Meeting to build awareness of importance of aforestation within the wood industry.