Overwatch Report

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Climate change and energy policy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Renewable Energy Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Lobbied on various aspects of Climate Change at the COP UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Environment] Climate Change Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Fodder Crisis

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[EU Affairs] Brexit - specific challenges impacting Irish agriculture

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'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': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] Rural Development Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Paul Dillon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] TAMS 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': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] The ANC scheme

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

January–April

[Food] EU food labeling regulations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Food] Refusal of UK supermarkets to stock beef of Irish and UK provenance. Role of EU country of origin labeling and failure of single European market.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICSA pre-election manifesto for Dail Eireann candidates

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Seeking access for farmers excluded from national reserve as a result of commencing farming before the cut-off date

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Beef grid

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Environment] Looking for flood relief for farmers whose land was affected by flooding. Calling for scheme to dredge rivers especially Shannon

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Communications] Seeking broadband in all rural areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Representations regarding the monitoring of trim, mechanical grading and related matters in meat factories

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Seeking a better response to the problem of rural crime

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Beef Quality Assurance Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Concerns about famers' loans being sold to vulture funds

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ger Deering', 'role': 'Director (The Office of the Ombudsman)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Lobbied for Ireland to take a strong position on Mercosur trade deal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Informal communication All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] TTIP trade deal between EU and USA

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Mercosur talks

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] EU crisis reserve fund

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Driscoll", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Protest against TTIP and Mercosur trade deals.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Environment] Flooding in Shannon area.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICSA outlines key funding concerns to Minister Creed

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Finance] ICSA concerned over €100m Agricultural loan sell off

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICSA calls on Minister to address issues surrounding live exports

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICSA calls for more choice on cattle tags

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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