Fairtrade Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Fairtrade Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details The need for legal requirements on production cost coverage for farmers supplying the EU market

Intended results 1. The introduction of a ban on the purchasing below the costs of production, in the upcoming review of the Unfair Trading Practices Directive 2. The application of such a measure also to non-EU farmers supplying the EU market.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Gaynor

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Pippa Hackett Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)