Overwatch Report

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] ICMSA highlighting the anomaly in relation to a TB outbreak and TAMS ranking and selection.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[EU Affairs] ICMSA welcoming the deferral of the EUDR regulations.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out its position on November 2025 beef prices.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out its view on beef price for 2026.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine in relation to the Nitrates Derogation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food 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] Farm visit with Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine officials and EU Commission official.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Attendance at National Ploughing Championships.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peadar Tóibín', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Bord Bia on dairy and beef sector issues.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim O’Toole', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Bord Bia)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Budgetary matters] NESC meeting.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[EU Affairs] Meeting with Maros Sefcovic, EU Commissioner on Trade.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Environment] Meeting between Designated Areas Monitoring Committee and the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with special responsibility for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Mr. Christopher O'Sullivan..

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Environment] Meeting with Jessicka Roswall, EU Commissioner for the Environment.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', '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] Project Connect Meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim O’Toole', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Bord Bia)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] TB Forum Meeting.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Organic Forum meetings

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Discussions with Minister McConalogue on agriculture issues.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Dairy Calf to Beef Action Plan.

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': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] An Bord Bia marketing seminar.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting in relation to the future of the agriculture sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Environment] Launch of National Biodiversity Action Plan.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Farmers Charter Negotiations

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food & Marine in relation to Nitrates.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Tillage Forum meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Louise Byrne', 'role': 'Deputy Chief Inspector (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

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Roderic O'Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of Ireland on the family referendum.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Environment] National Climate Stakeholder Forum.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Environment] Attendance at launch of the European Water Innovation Partnership.

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)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting with Dairy & Beef Policy Division of the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting of NESC.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting of the Calf Stakeholder Forum.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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