Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
Keating & Associates
2019-05-17
Intent: Continued and sustained effort to have the recommendations of the report of the Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group which relate to finfish, implemented
Details: The report of the Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group - seeking progress regarding implementation of recommendations
Officials: Rose Conway-Walsh, Mairead McGuinness, Charlie McConalogue, Greg Harkin
Methods: Travelled to Belmullet to meet Senator and discuss lack of progress or will on part of DAFM to assist development of finfish aquaculture - Meeting, Hosted visit of MEP, Mairead McGuinness to progress finfish aquaculture agenda in light of continued lack of co-opertion of DAFM - Meeting, Included messages and e-mails to Charlie McConalogue to update and brief regarding non-implementation of recommendations of report of the Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group - Phone call, ...
Keating & Associates
2019-01-21
Intent: Delivery of the recommendations of the report mentioned above
Details: Impress the importance of the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Aquaculture Licencing Review Group report of May 2017
Officials: Martin Kenny, Joe McHugh, Greg Harkin, Pádraig MacLochlainn, Charlie McConalogue
Methods: Separate meetings in each instance, Carrick-on Shannon (Martin Kenny), Fanad (Charlie McConalogue) and Letterkenny (Joe McHugh) - Meeting, Calls to follow-up as well as prior to meetings - Phone call, Text message - Informal communication, ...
Keating & Associates
2019-01-21
Intent: A favourable outcome and some progress on finfish recommendations
Details: Impress the importance to client of the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Aquaculture Licencing Review Group report of May 2017
Officials: Greg Harkin, Ed Carty
Methods: Impress the importance to client of the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Aquaculture Licencing Review Group report of May 2017 - Email, As per above - Phone call
Keating & Associates
2018-09-21
Intent: Implementation of said report's recommendations to secure future growth of industry
Details: Discussion around imperative of implementing recommendations of Independent Aquaculture Licencing Group report
Officials: Greg Harkin
Methods: Phone call, Email
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2018-01-20
Intent: To explain IFA Policy on all areas of concern to farmers::To lobbying all Designate Public Officials (DPOs) who visited the stand
Details: IFA Stand at Ploughing Championships September 2017
Officials: Leo Varadkar, Philip O’Callaghan, Jim O'Callaghan, John Clendennen, John Pender, Seán Fleming, Padraig Fleming, Timmy Dooley, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Informal communication, Social Media, ...
Keating & Associates
2018-01-16
Intent: The implementation of those recommendations
Details: A campaign of lobbying to highlight the recommendations of the report of the Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group
Officials: Greg Harkin
Methods: Phone call, Email
Keating & Associates
2017-09-20
Intent: No changes to current Irish mackerel sharing arrangement by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in favour of the non-pelagic sector ie polyvalent vessels
Details: Representations on behalf of Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation to Minister of State, Joe McHugh's office/adviser outlining the historical development of Irish mackerel sharing arrangements and its opposition to any further changes in favour of the polyvalent sector.
Officials: Greg Harkin
Methods: To underline the economic importance of the RSW fleet retaining the existing mackerel sharing arrangements - Phone call, To provide context and background briefing to the economic importance of the RSW fleet retaining the existing mackerel sharing arrangements - Email
KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD
2017-09-20
Intent: The local representatives (Donegal) will convey the concerns of the Fishing sector which KFO represents to the government regarding the threat to the fishing industry and the future of coastal communities if fishery needs are not specifically addressed in EU/UK negotiations.
Details: Ensuring local representatives are fully informed of the opinion and advice of the KFO members on possible outcome of Brexit negotiations between the EU Commission and the UK government
Officials: Pat the Cope Gallagher, Thomas Pringle, Greg Harkin, Charlie McConalogue
Methods: KFO invited Donegal TDs to its AGM on 19th May 2017 to inform and advise them regarding concerns of the fishing sector in Killybegs on the possible negative implications for their industry and the wider community if the UK/EU negotiations failed to include certain priority industry requirements such as access to fishing grounds, access to markets and transnational management of fisheries. - Event / Reception