Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA) (IGFA )

Lobbying Organisation Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA)

Date published 05 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) implementation date

Intended results The EU systems to allow the EUDR to be implemented properly are not ready. IGFA lobbied to postpone the implementation date by 12 months to avoid hugely negative impacts on the market for feed manufacturers and farmers.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jane Maeve Whyte

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 (11-20)

Emails explained our position and included a letter with more details

Letter (11-20)

Letters were emailed to explain the impact on our sector in more detail

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.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Cowen MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Luke Ming Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Kathleen Funchion MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Nina Carberry MEP (European Parliament)

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Ciaran Mullooly MEP (European Parliament)

Michael McNamara MEP (European Parliament)

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

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)