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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 25)
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To expand existing measures and introduce new initiatives that promote gender equality on farms, improve access to education and funding, and support the visibility and leadership of women in the sector.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Continued and enhanced supports for women in agriculture. |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paraic Brady (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Opposition to the EU-Mercosur trade deal in its current form, due to the threat it poses to Irish farmers.
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Mercosur |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Ensure restrictions do not fall disproportionately on drystock farmers, who already have the lowest incomes.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | GAEC (Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition) 2 |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Paraic Brady (Senator), Seanad; Brendan Gleeson (Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To advocate for solutions addressing the challenges of generational renewal and the significant obstacles faced by young farmers
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Generational Renewal |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Ensure sustained government support for the ongoing promotion and prioritisation of the organic sector, keeping its expansion at the forefront of agricultural and environmental policy
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Promotion of the Organics Sector |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To secure targeted support to the forestry sector in response to the damage caused by Storm Eowyn, including assistance for replanting, restoration, and futureproofing measures to enhance sector resilience
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Forestry Crisis following storm Eowyn |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Ensure the Minister for Agriculture strongly advocates for a properly funded CAP budget at EU level, ensuring it meets the needs of Irish farmers, supports sustainable food production, and protects rural livelihoods.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | CAP Budget |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To raise strong concerns regarding the ongoing delays in ACRES payments. To emphasised that these delays are causing significant financial pressure on farmers who have made genuine commitments to environmental practices under the scheme. We highlighted the urgent need for timely and reliable payments to uphold farmer confidence and ensure continued participation in delivering climate and biodiversity outcomes.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Delay in ACRES Payments |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: The reinstatement of the dribble bar as a TAMS-eligible item
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Dribble Bar |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: To highlight the need for additional supports for beef, suckler, sheep & tillage famers.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Farming Incomes Crisis |
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