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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
2024-09-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: WSI would like DAFM to properly monitor its agent, Horse Sport Ireland, to prevent and ameliorate abuses of HSI's dominant position.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Horse Sport Ireland's Alleged Abuses of Dominant Position vis-a-vis Public Funding |
2024-05-04
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Paul Kehoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Flaherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: DAFM to require HSI to cease abusing its dominant position, to cease attempting to secure illegal State aid, and to cease soliciting and accepts payments and other benefits in addition to payments made by DAFM for HSI's back-office administration of the NBS Scheme.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Horse Sport Ireland abusing its dominated position as administrator of the DAFM National Breeding Services Scheme; DAFM allegedly violating State aid regulations concerning the e-Passport Scheme; and HSI allegedly benefitting from NBS Scheme above and beyond payments received from DAFM for back-office administration of the Scheme |
2024-05-04
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Minister to require HSI to stand-down from this abuse of its dominant position.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Horse Sport Ireland Attempted Take-Over of DAFM Studbook Series from Showjumping Ireland |
2024-01-04
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Paul Kehoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Appropriate use of public funds, transparency, maintenance of integrity of the public procurement system with respect to the National Breeding Services Scheme, operated by Horse Sport Ireland, and the Marketing and Promotion Scheme, operated by the Irish Horse Board.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Horse Sport Ireland's use of public funds provided by DAFM |
2023-05-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: DAFM support of prohibited substances testing to ensure integrity of stallion inspection systems.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Advocate for DAFM financial support through the Breeding Services Scheme of testing for prohibited substances during stallion approval processes conducted by various studbooks. |
2023-05-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: An end to all irregularities.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Emails sent to Public Accounts |
| — | Finance |
| — | Joint Agricultural |
| — | Joint Tourism Committees and a TD concerning irregularities in the public procurement process that resulted from DAFM's settlement of the European Commission's DG-Competition's investigation of illegal State aid made to Horse Sport Ireland |
| — | irregularities in DAFM's relationship with HSI and its Board of Directors |
| — | and irregularities in the DAFM Breeding Services Scheme |
| — | administered by HSI. |
2023-01-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McNamara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Flaherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Kehoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tim Lombard (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Victor Boyhan (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lynn Boylan (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Daly (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis O'Donovan (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mick Barry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maria Byrne (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Casey (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Davitt (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Cassells (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Annie Hoey (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Luke Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Adherence to the rule of law, public procurement standards, and modern corporate governance standards.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letters sent to Minister |
| — | Committees |
| — | TDs |
| — | Senators |
| — | and MEP concerning irregularities in the public procurement process that resulted from DAFM's settlement of the European Commission's DG-Competition's investigation of illegal State aid made to Horse Sport Ireland |
| — | and irregularities in DAFM's relationship with HSI and its Board of Directors. |
2019-05-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Timmy Dooley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Creed (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Kevin Smyth (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Brian Crowley (MEP), European Parliament; Brian Hayes (MEP), European Parliament; Deirdre Clune (MEP), European Parliament; Liadh Ní Riada (MEP), European Parliament; Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Mairead McGuinness (MEP), European Parliament; Marian Harkin (MEP), European Parliament; Matt Carthy (MEP), European Parliament; Nessa Childers (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Shane Ross (Minister), Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig MacLochlainn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: An end to unauthorised State aid paid by DAFM to Horse Sport Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee. End to anti-competitive practices by Horse Sport Ireland.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | State aid; incorrect granting of derogations for discriminatory competitions by DAFM. |
2018-12-28
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: A modern and law-abiding DAFM in its relations with Horse Sport Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Notified the Public Accounts Committee via Sean Fleming TD |
| — | Chairman |
| — | that WSI had lodged with the European Commission a complaint against DAFM alleging the payment of unauthorised State Aid to Horse Sport Ireland during the period 2008 - 2018. |
2018-09-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Creed (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Shane Ross (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Gleeson (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Jonathan Hoare (Special Adviser), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Kevin Smyth (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Compliance with EU state aid law and European and Irish competition law, and a level competitive playing field.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Advising against the continued allocation of illegal/unauthorised State Aid to Horse Sport Ireland by DAFM; notification officials of HSI's weaponisation of its governance structures as an anti-competitive practice against the Warmblood Studbook of Ireland and done with the consent of the Minister Creed and Minister Ross (according to HSI). |