Studbook Development Ireland Limited (Warmblood Studbook of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Studbook Development Ireland Limited

Date published 20 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Alleged abuses of dominant position by HSI

Intended results DAFM requiring HSI, as administrator of the DAFM National Breeding Services Scheme, to cease discriminating against the Warmblood Studbook of Ireland Cessation of abuses of dominant position and discrimination by Horse Sport Ireland in its conduct related to administration of DAFM programs.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Thomas Reed

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)

Emails concerning Irish Young Breeders Program, HSI using the email address of its Breeding Department to promote a scheme offering hundreds of euro of public money to breeders, and Germany's genomic selection program versus the wasted resources spent by DAFM.

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)