The Irish Blue Cross

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Blue Cross

Date published 18 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Renewed contact with the Minister's office at The Dept. Agriculture, Food & The Marine regarding Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) new Mobile Veterinary Unit (MVU) standards that are required under the certification process.

Intended results Seeking flexibility from VCI as some of their new MVU standards, which include toilet facilities for the public; staff facilities & food preparation facilities are outside the limits of our current resources.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Chris Conneely

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.

Email (2-5)

Sent an email to senior official at Department of Agriculture, Food and The Marine Veterinary Division with a follow-on phone call some days later.

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.

Martin Blake Chief Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)