Overwatch Report

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': ''}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICMSA calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine to take ownership of the Nitrates issue.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Food] ICMSA setting outs its position on new Food regulator.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out the massive reductions in dairy revenues in 2023 and the impact on the rural economy.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out its key concerns in advance of a meeting with An Taoiseach and the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'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)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Budgetary matters] ICMSA calling for the Residential Zoned Land Tax to be amended to ensure that active farmers are exempt from this tax.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out the importance of payment dates in the Farmers Charter negotiations.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICMSA highlighting farmer concerns in relation to milk price reductions and the need for mid-season top-ups from the poorer paying milk processors.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICMSA highlighting the influence of factory feedlots on winter finishers.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] ICMSA highlighting the growing gap between Irish and UK beef prices.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Brexit Consultative Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Meeting with Minister McConalogue on proposed Genotyping programme.

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Meeting with Sinn Fein on agriculture matters.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Environment] ICMSA Oireachtas briefing on the impact of land rewetting.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] New Farmers Charter

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Agriculture] Tillage Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'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)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Housing] Meeting with the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food & Marine in relation to derelict houses in rural areas.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

May–August

[Budgetary matters] National Economic Dialogue

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Environment] ICMSA setting out its concerns in relation to the Nitrates Derogation.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Agriculture] ICMSA setting out concerns on Nitrates, TAMS and payment delays.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Finance] ICMSA setting out its position on "one off" support for small and medium sized businesses.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Setting out ICMSA's position on Budget 2024.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

September–December

[EU Affairs] Press release on meeting with EU Environment Commissioner on the nitrates regulations.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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