Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 4)
Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-05-21
Intent: To have lands at Ballyvelly, Tralee, Co. Kerry be rezoned as residential as part of Variation of Kerry County Development Plan
Details: Lands at Ballyvelly, Tralee, Co. Kerry to be rezoned as residential
Officials: Anne O'Sullivan, Mikey Sheehy, Paul Daly, Sam Locke, Terry O'Brien, Deirdre Ferris, Angie Baily, Michael Healy-Rae, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting, Phone call
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-05-18
Intent: To oppose the introduction of any mandatory restrictions on peat soils. The Ministers must defer any implementation of Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC -2) in 2025 and ensure that the upcoming EU Simplification Package no longer makes GAEC-2 a condition of receiving Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) payments.
Details: GAEC-2 - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
Officials: Alan Dillon, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Barry Andrews, Barry Cassidy, Barry Cowen, Billy Kelleher, Bobby O'Connell, Brendan Gleeson, ...
Methods: Email, Informal communication, Meeting, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-05-18
Intent: That the Government must redouble its efforts to lobby for the retention of the Derogation, honour its commitments on nutrient storage, and continue to focus on improving water quality from all sources.
Details: Nitrates Derogation - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
Officials: Aindrias Moynihan, Alan Dillon, Alan Dillon, Albert Dolan, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Barry Andrews, Barry Cassidy, Barry Cowen, ...
Methods: Meeting, Email, Informal communication, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-05-18
Intent: That the Minister must meet with IFA to agree on and implement a consistent and adequately resourced TB scheme, including dealing with infected wildlife, in all counties
Details: Bovine TB - Spring Lobbying 2025
Officials: Aindrias Moynihan, Alan Dillon, Albert Dolan, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Barry Andrews, Barry Cassidy, Barry Cowen, Billy Kelleher, ...
Methods: Meeting, Email, Informal communication, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-05-16
Intent: That the Government and MEPs must honour their commitments to stand up for farmers and defend their interests by opposing the current Mercosur trade deal.::To discuss farmers' concerns with the Minister for Finance.
Details: Mercosur - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
Officials: Aindrias Moynihan, Alan Dillon, Aodhan O'Riordain, Barry Andrews, Barry Cassidy, Barry Cowen, Billy Kelleher, Bobby O'Connell, ...
Methods: Meeting, Informal communication, Email, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-05-15
Intent: That the Minister for Agriculture should immediately pay all ACRES participants who have not received payment with an upfront payment from national funds to be rebalanced later,
Details: ACRES - Spring Lobbying 2025
Officials: Aindrias Moynihan, Alan Dillon, Albert Dolan, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Barry Andrews, Barry Cassidy, Barry Cowen, Billy Kelleher, ...
Methods: Email, Phone call, Informal communication, ...
Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-01-21
Intent: To highlight potential lands for housing development at Lands at Ballyveely, Tralee, Co. Kerry for the development of affordable housing
Details: To highlight potential lands for housing development at Lands at Ballyveely, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Officials: Angie Baily, Anne O'Sullivan, Michael Leane, Bobby O'Connell, Brendan Cronin, Brendán Fitzgerald, Charlie Farrelly, Dan McCarthy, ...
Methods: Email
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-19
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::These frustrations have broadened into anger with European and National lawmakers over the massive increase in regulations relating to Agriculture. The EU, the Irish Government and local Government are devising policies far from the farm gate with little or no consideration of the direct impact on farmers.::The following are some of the key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::1. The transformation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding is being redirected to environmental schemes – the EU is effectively implementing new environmental regulations such as the “eco-schemes” on the cheap by redirecting existing funding instead of allocating additional funds.::2
Details: Kerry County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Officials: Aoife Thornton, Bobby O'Connell, Brendan Cronin, Brendán Fitzgerald, Cathal Foley, Charlie Farrelly, Dan McCarthy, Deirdre Ferris, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
Intent: To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production to curbing farm output – particularly GAEC 2;::- The proposed Mercosur deal and how it could devastate the Irish Beef sector;::- Overly complicated schemes such as ACRES and TAMS which have been poorly implemented by the Irish Department of Agriculture leading to widespread delayed payment and failure to deliver any investment grant aid approvals in 2023;::- Excessive regulation adding massively to farmers cost of production;::- Nitrates derogation reduction;::- The Nature Restoration;::- The Industrial Emissions Directive and the Commissions farcical handling of it;.::- The 3-crop and catch crops rules in tillage with DAFM saying this week there is no room for flexibility d
Details: EU Farmer Protests - Solidarity of Irish Farmers
Officials: Adrienne Wallace, Aidan Browne, Aidan Farrelly, Aisling Dolan, Al McDonnell, Alan Dillon, Andrea Dalton, Andrew Bolger, ...
Methods: Email, Event / Reception, Social Media, ...
Kerry Parents & Friends Association
2023-09-30
Intent: Support for Section 39 organisations requiring equality of pay with their counterparts
Details: KPFA requested families of people supported to write to public representatives on impending strike action on pay parity
Officials: Michael Healy-Rae, Danny Healy-Rae, Pa Daly, Norma Foley, Brendan Griffin, Tom Barry, Terry O'Brien, Séamus Cosaí Fitzgerald, ...
Methods: I wrote to families and supplied a template letter that they could use to write to their public representatives on the inequality of pay for section 39 workers and how the strike may affect them. I gave contact details specifically on TD's and Minister. Also Kerry County Councillors. - Email