Overwatch Report

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Finance] ICMSA highlighting the concerns of farmers in relation to the 1900 AIB writedowns.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Environment] ICMSA highlighting the lack of communication on cow banding with farmers.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] ICMSA highlighting the role of women in agriculture on International Womens' Day.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out the implications of January milk price reductions on farmers.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[EU Affairs] ICMSA welcoming the EU Parliament proposal to ban food commodities associated with deforestation.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] ICMSA highlighting the concerns of farmers in relation to land trespass.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Environment] ICMSA calling for the immediate payment of funds under the 2022 Hen Harrier Scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA calling for the removal of the linkage between the Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme and ACRES.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] ICMSA highlighting the deadline for the first month of TBESS.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Finance] ICMSA setting out its understanding of the accelerated capital allowance for slurry storage.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out its position on April milk price.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out its position on the revised TB supports.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] ICMSA publishing its 2022 annual milk price table.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Meetings of the Farmers Charter Committee.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Gordon Conroy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Women in Agriculture Conference.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Calf Stakeholder Forum meetings.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting with Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine in relation to the implementation of the Nitrates regulations, climate action, the TAMS Scheme, Dairy Beef Calf Scheme and live exports.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Patrick Donohoe', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Health] Meeting of the AMR Consultative Committee.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] TB Forum meeting.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Finance] NESC Meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting with Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine on genotyping scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting with the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture & Food on the price of fertiliser.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Environment] Correspondence with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Food] ICMSA Press Release to set out farmer position in relation to food inflation.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[EU Affairs] ICMSA setting out its position in relation to the proposed EU Nature Restoration Act and the need for fairness for farmers.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Food] ICMSA highlighting farmer concerns in relation to food price reductions at retail level.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICMSA highlighting farmer concerns in relation to Government policy on dairy farming and the need for a change in direction in Government policy.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICMSA comments on the Primetime programme on dairy farming.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Budgetary matters] ICMSA highlighting the need for greater Government funding for the Dairy Beef Calf Scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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