Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 22)
Ibec
2025-01-21
Intent: Ensure awareness of proposed wording relating to agrifood sector
Details: Budapest Declaration on the New European Competitiveness Deal - inclusion of food and drink industry
Officials: Sinead McPhillips
Methods: Phone call, Email
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-01-18
Intent: To meet with the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.::To highlight that maximum flexibility must be afforded to farmers who were overpaid an interim payment. These overpayment cannot be recouped in full if it pushes farmers into further cashflow pressures.::To highlight that it is unacceptable to delay on approvals on non-productive investments.::To propose how the situation could be improved and to ask that reference costs within Non Productive Investments (NPI) be reviewed to better reflect market realities.::To emphasise that the lack of clarity/transparency and engagement around Ireland's ‘flagship' environmental scheme is simply not acceptable. Farmers entered ACRES in good faith to undergo necessary actions and be paid amounts promised on time. Until the Department are fully able to efficiently execute all components of the scheme, farmers should receive the full annual payment amounts for ACRES Co-operation.::To propose swift approval of NPIs and regular engagement
Details: Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES)
Officials: Amii McKeever, Charlie McConalogue, Sinead McPhillips
Methods: Meeting, Email, Social Media, ...
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, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-01-15
Intent: To propose a better Agri-environment scheme for Irish farmers.::Engagement with farmers::- Much improved lines of communications & engagement between key stakeholders (e.g. DAFM, ACRES CP Teams, planners) & farmers is required. There is too much ambiguity and responsibility deflection ongoing currently, with farmers left frustrated, uncertain where they stand, and out of pocket because of lack of accountability elsew::- Provide clarification and transparency on remaining rolling budgets to participants on elements including resultsbased scorecard payments, NPIs, LAs and the Landscape Bonus.::- Greater detail and clarity is required with regard the Landscape (High Achievement) Bonus Payment. While we understand it will reward farmers for high average scores across their private land within CP zones, or where they have a large area of land within the CP zone, and it will be backdated/applied to the full period of participation in the ACRES Scheme – how will it be administered; funded; an
Details: IFA Submission on an improved Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES)
Officials: Amii McKeever, Charlie McConalogue, Sinead McPhillips
Methods: Submission, Informal communication
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association
2023-09-21
Intent: To highlight the key issues facing farmers in 2023 and the need for Government action.
Details: ICMSA setting out its key concerns in advance of a meeting with An Taoiseach and the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine.
Officials: Leo Varadkar, Charlie McConalogue, Martin Heydon, Pippa Hackett, Sinead McPhillips
Methods: Meeting
Ibec
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2023-09-20
Intent: Secure commitment to extend meat processing operative quota
Details: Recruitment challenges for the meat sector- additional permits required
Officials: Barry Cassidy, Sinead McPhillips, Charlie McConalogue, Martin Heydon, Brendan Gleeson
Methods: Email, Phone call, Meeting, ...
Ibec
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2023-09-20
Intent: Ensure a better understanding of market access challenges for industry and to ensure as many markets as possible are maintained and/or expanded on.
Details: Market Access for beef, sheep and pork, poultry to various markets
Officials: Martin Blake, Sinead McPhillips, Michael Sheahan, Rob Doyle, Charlie McConalogue
Methods: Meeting, Email, Phone call, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2023-09-18
Intent: Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)::That all farmers in the scheme must be paid in full on all of their eligible animals. The Minister for Agriculture in his mart meetings on CAP committed publicly that all farmers taking part in the SCEP would be paid in full on all of their eligible animals. The funding allocation of €52m a year is not sufficient to provide this. With approx. 500,000 cows applied on from over 20,000 farms there is an additional funding requirement of €18m which must be provided to pay all farmers in the scheme.::Genotyping costs in the scheme must be reduced. The roll out of the National Genotyping programme has created a two-tier system for farmers genotyping costs. Suckler farmers in the SCEP are charged directly €18/20 for genotyping while farmers involved in genotyping in the National programme will only incur a cost of approx. €6. This imbalance in costs must be addressed by reducing the costs for suckler farmers in the SCEP programme for genotyping in l
Details: IFA Budget 2024 Submission - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Farm Schemes
Officials: Aidan Davitt, Aindrias Moynihan, Aisling Dolan, Alan Dillon, Alan Kelly, Alice-Mary Higgins, Anne Rabbitte, Annie Hoey, ...
Methods: Letter, Meeting, Informal communication
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2023-09-16
Intent: To discuss the National Genotyping Programme with the Minister for Agriculture.::To seek information on the progress of the National Genotyping Programme.
Details: National Genotyping Programme
Officials: Brendan Gleeson, Charlie McConalogue, Patrick Donohoe, Sinead McPhillips
Methods: Email, Meeting, Informal communication
Irish Solar Energy Association
2023-07-26
Intent: Government policy and regulatory andlegislative framework that is most favourableto the deployment of solar PV in ROI.
Details: Promotion of solar PV deployment in Republic of Ireland through appropriate Government policy and regulatory/legislative framework
Officials: Seán Kyne, Steven Matthews, Patrick Costello, Christopher O'Sullivan, Jennifer Whitmore, Colm Hayes, Sinead McPhillips, Jackie Cahill, ...
Methods: Meetings re: hybrids, direct lines, CAT, value of solar, VAT, solar on buildings / social housing, supply chain, acceleration of solar. - Meeting, Emails re: CAT, Afry report, Solar and Agricultural Industry report, direct lines. - Email