Veterinary Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: June Fanning (Chief Veterinary Officer), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Brian Purcell (Adviser to Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Secure funding and implementation of the agreement with DAFM on Syndromic Surveilleance.

Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: June Fanning (Chief Veterinary Officer), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Discussion on possibility of additional funding for TB TASAHs.::Further meeting with the Chief Veterinary Officer and DAFM Officials to discuss and progress the Out of Hours / Sustainability Review provided for in the Agreement between Veterinary Ireland and DAFM in November 2024.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad; Paraic Brady (Senator), Seanad; Joanne Collins (Senator), Seanad; Paul Daly (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Present Veterinary Ireland's organisational views on the situation relating to Registered Veterinary Nurses in Veterinary Practices.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; June Fanning (Chief Veterinary Officer), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: The attendance of Maria Walsh MEP and June Fanning Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, at the Veterinary Ireland Annual General Meeting (AGM) being held in Galway on Friday 20th November 2026.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Daly (Senator), Seanad; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; June Fanning (Chief Veterinary Officer), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: The passing into law of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021.

Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Brian McHugh (Chairperson), Competition & Consumer Protection Commission; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: A review by the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) of the level of increases in fees the VCI is seeking to impose on the veterinary profession.

Methods: EmailLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; PJ Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Daly (Senator), Seanad; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: The passing into law of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021.

Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Eoin Ryan (Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Secure funding and implementation of the agreement with DAFM on Syndromic Surveilleance.

Methods: EmailLetterPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Daly (Senator), Seanad

Intent: The passing into law of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021.

Methods: MeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; June Fanning (Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Attendance by one of the DPOs at “VetIreland25”, the Annual Veterinary Ireland Conference, held 3-5 October 2025 at the Gleneagle Hotel / INEC, Killarney Co. Kerry. DPO to open and address the Conference at its opening ceremony, and to speak on topics mutually relevant to veterinary medicine and the agri-sector in Ireland.

Methods: EmailLetterMeetingPhone call