Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 33)
Ibec
2025-09-19
Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments with regards to Water quality within the dairy sector
Details: Water Quality priorities for the dairy industry
Officials: Bill Callanan, Brendan Gleeson, Martin Heydon
Methods: Meeting, Email
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association
2025-09-19
Intent: To set out ICMSA concerns in relation to developments in the renewal of the Nitrates Derogation including the Habitats Directive.
Details: Meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine in relation to the Nitrates Derogation.
Officials: Martin Heydon, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Callanan, Brian Purcell, Barry Cassidy
Methods: Meeting, Phone call
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd
2025-09-19
Intent: To outline the position of ICOS and its members with respect to the development and the funding of the bioeconomy and the involvement of farmer owned co-operatives.
Details: Bioeconomy Development
Officials: Bill Callanan
Methods: Meeting
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd
2025-09-19
Intent: Outline the position of ICOS and its members with respect to the future of the Ireland's Nitrates Derogation and compliance with the Habitats Directive.
Details: Nitrates Derogation
Officials: Martin Heydon, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Callanan
Methods: Meeting
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-09-16
Intent: To stress the importance of Ireland retaining its nitrates derogation at current levels as part of the ongoing negotiations on the sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), and that the conditionality attached to the retention of the derogation must be practical at farm level, not contribute to further fragmentation of land, and be scientifically proven to deliver improvements to water quality.::To point out that failure to secure Ireland's nitrates derogation at current stocking rates in the next programme would have a hugely negative impact on not only dairy farmers, but would also indirectly impact farmers in other sectors, not to mention the negative economic impact it would have in rural Ireland.::That IFA estimates that the loss of the derogation would result in a potential drop of €35k/annum in average dairy farmer incomes and a drop in national milk production of up to 1.2bn litres. When the downstream economic impact of this drop in milk production is factored in, the estimated a
Details: Water Quality - Ireland's Nitrates Derogation
Officials: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Barry Andrews, Barry Cowen, Bill Callanan, Billy Kelleher, Ciaran Mullooly, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Jack Chambers, ...
Methods: Letter, Email, Meeting, ...
Agricultural Consultants Association - ACA
2025-07-07
Intent: Support for the continuation of ACA programmes in ACRES and Organics and a new programme for Nitrates and Agri Environment Specialists to assist with the vast private sector client base. Also, ACA submitted their views on other EU and National farm programmes.
Details: ACA pre budget submission
Officials: Jack Chambers, Martin Heydon, Charlie McConalogue, Pippa Hackett, Amii McKeever, Brendan Gleeson, Paul Savage, Francis Morrin, ...
Methods: 1 email to each DPO - Email
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association
2025-05-21
Intent: To set out ICMSA's position on nitrates, TB, CAP, live exports and climate change.
Details: Meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine on key policy issues including nitrates, TB, CAP, live exports and climate change.
Officials: Martin Heydon, Bill Callanan, Barry Cassidy, Brian Purcell
Methods: Meeting
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association
2025-05-21
Intent: To set out ICMSA's position on the renewal of the Nitrates Derogation and the next Nitrates Action Programme.
Details: Agriculture Water Quality Working Group meetings.
Officials: Martin Heydon, Bill Callanan
Methods: Meeting
Ibec
2025-05-21
Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments with regards to Water quality within the dairy sector
Details: Water Quality priorities for the dairy industry
Officials: Bill Callanan, Brendan Gleeson
Methods: Meeting
Tirlán Ltd
2025-05-19
Intent: A general briefing and discussion with the Minister following appointment to the role of Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. There were a number of key focus areas for discussion at the meeting, including the importance of supporting and addressing the impact of increasing incidents of TB and supports for farmers, the retention of the Nitrates Derogation, developments around CAP funding and generational renewal.
Details: Meeting with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Department
Officials: Martin Heydon, Sinead McPhillips, Bill Callanan, June Fanning
Methods: Meeting in Agriculture House on March 19th. Further details as above. - Meeting