Overwatch Report

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Agricultural students

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jonathan Hoare', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Beef Industry Stakeholder meetings chaired by the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine, Michael Creed, T.D.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jonathan Hoare', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Áine Kilroy', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Economic Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meetings to seek a resolution to the Beef protests chaired by the Michael Dowling, Independent Chairman

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jonathan Hoare', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Áine Kilroy', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Economic Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] 2030 Food and Agri Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Young farmers supports to support climate action

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Trade] Opposition to Mercosur Trade Deal proposals

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Unfair Trading Practices

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] SWOT Analysis on Common Agriculture Policy - Department of Agriculture

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Justice and Equality] LGBT Supports for rural youth

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Rural Crime, Migrant Integration and LGBT Supports

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Access to land for young farmers, health, wellbeing and mental health supports for young people.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John King', 'role': 'Councillor (Laois County Council)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Young farmer concerns regarding the Mercosur trade deal, Macra Pre budegt submission and North Tipperary mental health initiative

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Arts] Submission to Agri Strategy 2030

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Economic Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Youth Services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] DAFM CAP consultative committee

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Laois Macra Young Farmer Development Group outlined proposals to aid sucession and inheritance for young farmers and highlight aspects of the Macra na Feirme pre budget submission.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] DAFM support for the Macra na Feirme Land Mobility Service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Driscoll", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Introduction of a National Reserve for Young Farmers in 2018

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Maintain the funds within the EU CAP Budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Common Agriculture Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'Councillor (Louth County council)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Increase funds available through the Youth Services Grant Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare McNamara', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Michelle Shannon', 'role': 'Director (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Electronic Identification tags

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jonathan Hoare', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Establishment of a National Reserve for new entrants to farming

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jonathan Hoare', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Climate Change Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Seeking Funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 27 more

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Phase 2 Brexit meeting with Fianna Fáil in Leinster House

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Joint Oireachtas Committee meeting on climate change submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Deering', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michelle Mulherin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 2 more

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Local Government] Sponsorship for events held in Tipperary

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe McGrath', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Tipperary County Council)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[EU Affairs] EU CAP Reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Cost of non-profit organisations achieving compliance with Charity Regulation, Corporate Governance & general legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs