Beefplan Movement

Lobbying Organisation Beefplan Movement

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Matters of significance to Irish Cattle & Beef farmers

Intended results Have a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture in relation to the organisation achieving recognised stakeholder status Communicate the objections that our members have in relation to the proposed Mercosur Trade deal Provide a submission to the Joint-Committee on Agriculture on the topic of CAP post 2027 as invited after Joint Committee appearance

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nadaline Webster

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)

1 email sent to the Minister of Agriculture in relation to recognition status. 14 emails sent to MEPs in relation to Mercosur deal.

Submission (1)

A submission in relation to CAP post 2027 which we were invited by the Joint Committee on Agriculture after attending the Committee

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

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Nina Carberry MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Cowen MEP (European Parliament)

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)

Luke Ming Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Kathleen Funchion MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Michael McNamara MEP (European Parliament)

Ciaran Mullooly MEP (European Parliament)

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP (European Parliament)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)