Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 5)
Pender & Associates Ltd
2025-01-21
Intent: Tour of new ALDI store and participation in photocall
Details: Invite to attend opening of new ALDI store, tour of new ALDI store and participation in photocall
Officials: Barry Cowen, Carol Nolan, Neil Feighery, Oliver Bryant, Declan Harvey, Tony McCormack, Frank Moran, Sean O'Brien, ...
Methods: Invite to attend opening of new ALDI store. - Email, Secure quote for ALDI press release from Minister Pippa Hackett - Phone call, Tour of new ALDI store and participation in photocall - Meeting
Ibec
2025-01-21
Intent: To ensure there was a broad understanding of business priorities ahead of the General Election and that these priorities were reflected in political party manifestos.
Details: Ibec's manifesto policy proposals
Officials: Joanne Lonergan, Majella Fitzpatrick, Laura Mannion, Deirdre Gillane, Matthew Lynch, Stephen Foley, Pat McParland, Susan Mitchell, ...
Methods: Email
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-01-18
Intent: To highlight the ongoing challenges facing farmers.::To engage with Government Ministers and TD's to discuss how some of these issues could be addressed in next month's Budget.::To highlight urgent issues::- Delays in Farm Payments::- Retention of the Nitrates Derogation::- Forestry - bark beetle::- Supports for the tillage sector::- Cost of doing business
Details: National Ploughing Championships 2024 - IFA Stand
Officials: Amii McKeever, Barry Cassidy, Brendan Gleeson, Charlie Flanagan, Charlie McConalogue, Ciaran Mullooly, Clodagh Higgins, Dara Calleary, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Informal communication, Social Media
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-01-18
Intent: To demonstrate concern at the overall reduction in funding for the horticulture industry in Budget 2025 by almost 25%. Last year, there was funding of €10M for Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector and a further €1.35M for Investment Aid for Innovation and Diversification in Horticulture. This year the combined funding for both schemes is €8.5M.::To highlight that, as part of the Horticulture Strategy, there is an ambition to increase the farm gate value of the sector by 30% to €688 million by the end of 2027. With a 25% reduction in the overall horticulture budget announced, this is becoming increasingly unrealistic.::To highlight that,as part of the budget, it was announced that horticultural growers who planted and declared field grown food crops in 2024 on their Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) application will receive the €100/hectare tillage payment. While positive, this level of funding will do little to combat the soaring input c
Details: Budget 2025 - Horticulture
Officials: Declan O'Rourke, Pippa Hackett
Methods: Letter, Email, Informal communication
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-01-18
Intent: To highlight a number of key areas of concern relating to the Finance Bill 2024. The following sets out these concerns along with proposed amendments to address same.::Conditionality associated with qualifying for Agricultural Relief::The availability of Agricultural Relief, which discounts agricultural assets by 90% to qualifying farmers on transfer, is critical to support the transfer of family farms to the next generation thereby supporting generational renewal within the agricultural sector.::The continued availability of agricultural relief to genuine farmers and their families is a key objective of IFA. In recent years, agricultural use has been availed of by investors to transfer wealth to the next generation in a tax-efficient manner. To address this, IFA proposed the following in our submission ahead of Budget 2025::• To avail of Agricultural Relief the transferor or transferee, or a combination of both, must pass the active farmer test set out under the current Agricultural r
Details: Finance Bill 2024
Officials: Aidan Davitt, Alice-Mary Higgins, Amii McKeever, Barry Cassidy, Bernard Durkan, Charlie McConalogue, Damien English, Declan O'Rourke, ...
Methods: Submission, Email, Informal communication
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-01-18
Intent: To meet with the Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to seek resolutions to the issues and difficulties facing the forestry sector.::Climate Resilient Reforestation Pilot Scheme::To acknowledge that the development of a reforestation scheme is critical to the future viability of the forestry sector.::To highlight that it is vital that the scheme is fit for purpose and an attractive option for forestry owners to participate in.::To outline significant concerns with aspects of the pilot scheme which IFA believe will significantly impact its efficacy. These include the exclusion of setback areas in commercial forests and the proposed seven-year eco-scheme system payment, which is much too short.::To highlight that the scheme overall is very disappointing especially for commercial forests where a setback will apply, and the area is not included in this scheme.::To emphasise that the proposed seven-year payments for ecosystems are far too short and shoul
Details: Farm Forestry Issues
Officials: Ciaran Mullooly, Declan O'Rourke, Joe Cooney, Pippa Hackett
Methods: Letter, Email, Informal communication, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-01-18
Intent: To emphasise that the challenges facing the Irish agriculture sector will require concerted action from all stakeholders, specifically the Government.::To stress that the viability of Irish farms and the pressures that exist for farmers must be recognised by Government.::To highlight that rising costs, increased regulation and tighter margins due to retailer dominance have all had a devastating effect on farm incomes. All stakeholders must work together to find a way to reward those who are putting in the work and investment.
Details: Farming & Food - A Sector Worth Backing
Officials: Amii McKeever, Barry Delany, Bernard Durkan, Bill Callanan, Carol Nolan, Cathal Berry, Cathal Crowe, Charlie McConalogue, ...
Methods: Email, Informal communication, Event / Reception, ...
Environmental Pillar
2024-05-21
Intent: That Irish elected representatives support an ambitious EU Nature Restoration Law in EU negotiations
Details: Calling on elected representatives to support an ambitious Nature Restoration Law
Officials: Malcolm Noonan, Eamon Ryan, Darragh O'Brien, Pippa Hackett, Barry Andrews, Deirdre Clune, Ciarán Cuffe, Clare Daly, ...
Methods: Emails sent to elected representatives calling on them to support an ambitious Nature Restoration Law - Email, Letters sent to elected representatives calling on them to support an ambitious Nature Restoration Law - Letter, That Irish elected representatives support an ambitious Nature Restoraton Law. Meetings with MEPs - Christopher MacManus, Ciaran Cuffee, Grace O'Sullivan, Sean Kelly, Luke Ming Flanagan, Colm Markey, Eamon Ryan, Malcom Noonan. - Meeting
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-18
Intent: To invite An Taoiseach to address the IFA 69th AGM.::To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the IFA 69th AGM.::To invite the Minister of State (Heydon) at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to the IFA 69th AGM.::To invite the Minister of State (Hackett) at the Department for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the IFA 69th AGM.
Details: IFA 69th AGM
Officials: Amii McKeever, Barry Cassidy, Charlie McConalogue, Darran Brennan, Declan O'Rourke, Jack O'Donnell, Leo Varadkar, Martin Heydon, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Letter, Email, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-18
Intent: To highlight that it is essential to establish a Spruce Bark Beetle Taskforce immediately, to do everything to protect our forests.::To request an urgent meeting with the Minister to discuss further what can be done nationally to improve biosecurity.
Details: Spruce Bark Beetle Taskforce
Officials: Declan O'Rourke, Jack O'Donnell, Pippa Hackett
Methods: Letter, Email