KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD (KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD)

Lobbying Organisation KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD

Date published 18 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Request addressed to Pat the Cope Gallagher TD by Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation to ask Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine if he intends proposing emergency legislation in view of the recent Supreme Court judgement relating to the Voisinage arrangements which were part of the London Fisheries Convention agreed in 1964.

Intended results Clarity on the intentions of the Minister regarding introducing legislation to rectify the situation many fishermen now find themselves in since the Supreme Court found that Northern Ireland vessels could not fish legally in the 0 to 6 nautical mile zone of Irish territorial waters.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sean O'Donoghue

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Currently employed as a DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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.

Informal communication (1)

Dail Question addressed to Minister Michael Creed by Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher on 30/11/2016 at request of Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation

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.

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)