Overwatch Report

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Senator Eugene Murphy in relation to the flooding at lough Funshinagh

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eugene Murphy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Senator Lombard about Forgotten Farmers and Land Mobility support

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Seeking support for the land mobility service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Seeking support for Forgotten Farmers and Land Mobility Service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Patrick Donohoe', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Housing] Meeting on Rural Housing Supply and Planning Permission issues

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Health] Meeting provision of A&E services at Portlaoise General Hospital

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting Minister Hackett at Food Vision Conference in Dublin Castle in relation to Acres Access, Access to Organic farming for young farmers and Succession Scheme for young people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Call to Deputy Carthy regarding access to land for new entrants and young farmers and the need for funding for the Land Mobility Service from DAFM

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Food Vision Beef Group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Food Vision Beef and Sheep Group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with MEP Colm Markey on nitrates derogation, Pesticide Regulations, Housing access and the provision of quality Healthcare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with MEP Sean Kelly on Energy Supply in Ireland and Europe, Security of Food Supply and the River Basin Management Plan/ Nitrates Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with MEP Deirdre Clune on Land Mobility in Ireland and across the EU and delivering on fairness for Agriculture across EU policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Discussion with Deputy Fitzmaurice in relation to Forgotten Farmers and Land Mobility Funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Call with Senator Lombard in relation to a group of farmers who missed out on various young farmer supports and who are referred to as the "Forgotten Farmers"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Discussion with Deputy Cahill on progressing funding by DAFM for the Land Mobility Service and help support young farmers access land.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with MEP Maria Walsh on supports for Young Farmers in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Housing] Meeting with MEP Luke Flanagan on the plight of young rural dwellers in relation to housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Deputy Stanley on the future prospects of rural Ireland and creating the conditions for rural sustainability

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with An Tanaiste in relation to the provision of low cost unsecured loans to young farmers to facilitate generational renewal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Minister Hackett about increasing awareness amongst young farmers in relation to conversion to organics

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture - presentation by Macra on various DAFM Direct Payment and Rural Development Schemes, (BPS, Organic, ACRES, Beef Genomics, BEEP, TAMS III).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Minister for Agriculture on supports for generational renewal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Patrick Donohoe', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with MEP Colm Markey about seeking support for increasing young farmer engagement with EU institutions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Deputy Carthy in relation to securing support for exchequer funding for the Land Mobility service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with deputy McDonald in relation to seeking support for the development of rural sustainability

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Minister Heydon in relation to improving Farm Safety

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Minister Fleming in relation to establishing a line of low cost unsecured credit for young faremers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with MEPs in relation to lack of supports for young farmers in CAP

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Health] Meeting with Senator Ashling Dolan about the Make the Moove initiative as being developed by Macra

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aisling Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs