Overwatch Report

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Farmers Charter

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Funding for IBR and BVD programmes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Payment dates for schemes covered under CAP including BISS, ANC, Eco Scheme, Acres, Sectoral Schemes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Informal communication All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Gordon Conroy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Slurry spreading deadline

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Nitrates Directive and Ag Water Quality

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Support for mental health

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Breeding indexes, and the SCEP programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Budget funding for sheep and sucklers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] EU ANIT Committee recommendations on animal transport in the EU

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'ICSA position outlined'} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'ICSA position outlined'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 6 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Financing of TB programme and other details in its implementation

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Lobbying for a dedicated package of supports to ameliorate input cost inflation especially re fuel and fertiliser

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting with Tanaiste to outline ICSA views on Climate, CAP, Food Exports and otehr matters affecting our members

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Creation of office for Transparency in the Food Chain

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Informal communication All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'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)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Heritage] EU Biodiversity Strategy and Designated Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Fuel, Fertiliser and Feed Costs

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Finance] ICSA Pre Budget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Climate change sectoral emissions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Looking for additional funds for TB programme, and various details around the rules for compensation, income supplement and other grants for TB affected farmers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Informal communication All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Scheme for tillage farmers to grow catch crops

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Organic Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] An extra scheme to support suckler farmers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] A scheme to support sheep farmers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICSA proposal for a Beef Carbon Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Finance] Opposing removal of cash services by AIB

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Informal communication All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Mercosur deal

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Climate plan sectoral emissions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Informal communication All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Patrick Donohoe', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 15 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Environment] EU Nature Restoration Regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 7 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Climate Plan Sectoral Targets/ Support for active farming

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Patrick Donohoe', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Finance] Proposals to change Capital Acquisitions Taxes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Informal communication All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feeds and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

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