Overwatch Report

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] To engage in negotiations on various matters in relation to specifications for the sale of beef, beef pricing grid, scrutiny of beef factories and rights of appeal for farmers

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] CAP reform

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] PSO for renewable gas

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Beef task force

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (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] Sheep Welfare scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (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] Mercosur trade deal

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] CAP reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (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

January–April

[Agriculture] Fodder crisis

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Driscoll", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 2 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] CAP reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 7 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[EU Affairs] Brexit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 4 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[EU Affairs] EU Budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liadh Ní Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Transport] Tractor NCTs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Vulture Funds

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Environment] Biofuel Blending Obligation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Environment] Climate change

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Beef forum

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Electronic Tagging in Sheep

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Environment] Ireland's GM free status

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] CAP reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Driscoll", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 10 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] EID in Sheep

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'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)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Seeking drought aid for farmers

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Fodder measures

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Submission on TB stakeholders forum

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Social Protection] Seeking to ensure Social Protection measures are fair to self employed farmers and also the need for sensible policies to deal with labour shortages in the sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Finance] Lobbied on Pre Budget issues

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Derek Moran', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] CAP reform

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Support for Beef farmers due to Brexit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Meeting All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 3 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Specific details in relation to implementation of RED II directive

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Support for Anerobic digesters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Justice and Equality] VIsas for Ghana interns

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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