Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Louise Byrne (Deputy Chief Inspector), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To seek support for flexibility under resting times and driver hours' requirements for animal feed delivery drivers in the context of responding to the summer drought.
Methods: EmailPhone call
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Sinead McPhilips (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Bill Callanan (Chief Inspector), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: 1. To seek Government supports for water quality improvement measures including the removal of ranking and selection on TAMS 3 for nutrient storage and the unblocking of EIP funding for water quality. 2. To ascertain the implications of the Appropriate Assessment Process under Ireland's 6th NAP.
Methods: LetterMeeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To seek support for the Commission article 27a proposal at the EU meeting of Finance Ministers.
Methods: Letter
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Intent: To seek Government support for the co-financing of the EU fertiliser support package.
Methods: Letter
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To remove ranking and selection applied to nutrient storage investments in TAMS 3 in order to support farm productivity, generational renewal and water quality,
Methods: Letter
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To outline the priorities of ICOS ahead of Budget 2027 including the need for an income stabilisation tool for the agriculture sector, supports for water quality improvement, supports for generational renewal and specific supports for the co-operative sector.
Methods: MeetingSubmission
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Meeting
Meeting with Minister Heydon and participation at the National Economic Dialogue.
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To relate to the Ministers the importance of a properly funded and structured CAP post 2027.
Methods: Informal communication
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Informal communication
Met with the Ministers informally in the corridors of the European Parliament pre and post their addresses to various committees. It was informal brief introduction and highlighting of concerns regarding the proposed but in the post 2027 CAP budget
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Savage (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To inform about the work being done by ICOS regarding the development of the bioeconomy among ICOS membership.
Methods: Informal communication
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Informal communication
Mentioned to the official following Minister Heydon address to the Envi Committee of the European Parliament about the work ICOS is involved in regarding the bioeconomy,
Politician(s) lobbied: Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To seek clarification regarding remarks made by MEP on milk testing in a speech to Agri Committee of the European Parliament
Methods: Informal communication
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Informal communication
Asked the MEP to clarify the remarks he made regarding independent milk testing in his contributuon to a debate with Irish Minister Heydon in the Agri committee of the European Parliament
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To inform the MInister of ICOS concerns in relation to the proposed cut in CAP post 2027 budget.
Methods: Informal communication
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Informal communication
Met briefly with Minister following his address to members of the European Parliament on occassion of Ireland taking over Presidency of the EU
