Overwatch Report

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] ICMSA press release calling for complete review of the TAMS scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Finance] ICMSA Press Release highlighting farmer concerns in relation to changes in policy on VAT reclaims.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[EU Affairs] ICMSA welcoming the exclusion of farming from the Industrial Emissions Directive.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Food] ICMSA setting out its expectations of the new food price regulator.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] ICMSA calling for delays in TAMS to be addressed.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out its position on August milk price.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] ICMSA calling for an extension to the Liming Programme deadline.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out its concerns on October milk price and the failure of milk processors to recognise market improvements.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] ICMSA calling for flexibility on Quality Assurance requirement in SCEP.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Pre-Budget Meeting with Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Minister McConalogue on Nitrates, TAMS and scheme payment delays.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Amii McKeever', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Meetings at the National Ploughing Championships with politicians.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} + 9 more

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Budgetary matters] NESC Meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Tillage Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Louise Byrne', 'role': 'Deputy Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Calf Stakeholder Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Blake', 'role': 'Chief Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Rob Doyle', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Meetings in relation to the new Farmers Charter

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gordon Conroy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Environment] Meeting with EU Commissioner for the Environment.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Amii McKeever', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Annual General Meeting of ICMSA

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Amii McKeever', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Agricultural Water Policy Group Meetings

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Louise Byrne', 'role': 'Deputy Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out its position on March milk price.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA calling for increased reference costs under TAMS.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA calling for a year end bonus for 2021 milk production.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out its position on EU Parliament proposals on animal transport.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[EU Affairs] ICMSA setting out its position on the outcome of the EU Parliament vote on proposed changes to animal transport regulations.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA highlighting Fonterra milk price increase and the slow pace of increases by Irish processors.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] ICMSA highlighting the problem of metal theft in rural areas.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA highlighting the leakage of funds from CAP to consultants.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA comments on Forestry Licencing Plan 2022.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA welcoming the eligibility of Autumn born calves for the Dairy Beef Calf Scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Environment] ICMSA comments to a high court challenge to the Food Vision 2030 Strategy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

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