The Plant Variety Development Office CLG

Total Lobbying Efforts: 9

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2025-09-29
Politician(s) lobbied: Louise Byrne (Deputy Chief Inspector), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To ask DAFM to support the use of fungal seed treatments in Ireland
Methods: Email
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Request for retention of Seed Treatments for fungal diseases
2024-03-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Colm Markey (MEP), European Parliament; Chris MacManus (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Consideration of our viewpoint ahead of COMM AGRI meeting 19/3/24
Methods: Email
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EU Commission review on legislation governing Plant Reproductive Material
2024-02-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Mick Wallace (MEP), European Parliament; Chris MacManus (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Deirdre Clune (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Colm Markey (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Give information ahead of Agri Fish Council meeting on amendments to proposals
Methods: Email
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EU Commission review on legislation governing New Breeding Techniques for plants
2023-11-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Markey (MEP), European Parliament; Deirdre Clune (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Mick Wallace (MEP), European Parliament; Clare Daly (MEP), European Parliament; Frances Fitzgerald (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Grace O'Sullivan (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Ask MEPS to vote for the use of Seed Treatment (PPP's) as an integral part of IPM and to exempt plant breeding & seed production from overall Pesticide reduction targets.
Methods: Email
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EU review of SUR
2023-11-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Mick Wallace (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Colm Markey (MEP), European Parliament; Deirdre Clune (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Chris MacManus (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Inform relevant MEPS on amendments being tabled at Envi and Agri Committees
Methods: Email
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EU Commission review on legislation governing New Breeding Techniques for plants
2023-07-31
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Information and viewpoints submitted to the Minister's office ahead of AgriFISH Council meeting intended to inform decision making to ensure scientific and practical proposals adopted.
Methods: Email
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EU Commission review on legislation governing New Breeding Techniques and Plant Reproductive Material
2022-10-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Pippa Hackett (Super Junior Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To have plants obatained by new breeding techniques (genomic) treated in legislation like those obtained by conventional breeding techniques, where the result could have been obtained by conventional breeding techniques also.
Methods: Email
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EU Commission review on legislation governing New Breeding Techniques for plants
2022-05-13
Politician(s) lobbied: Pippa Hackett (Super Junior Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: An understanding of the impact of future treatment of genome editing ahead of the convention on biodiversity
Methods: Email
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Convention on Biodiversity - Plant Breeding
2021-09-10
Politician(s) lobbied: Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Ciarán Cuffe (MEP), European Parliament; Frances Fitzgerald (MEP), European Parliament; Clare Daly (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Mick Wallace (MEP), European Parliament; Grace O'Sullivan (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Chris MacManus (MEP), European Parliament; Colm Markey (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Deirdre Clune (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Indicate the preferred outcome on the decision on amendments from the point of the Irish Seed Industry
Methods: Email
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Farm to Fork Strategy Proposed Amendments