Margaret Ritchie Consultancy

Lobbying Organisation Margaret Ritchie Consultancy

Date published 17 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Invited the Minister for Agriculture and Marine to attend a private round table discussion on the agri food sector to discuss the impact of Brexit on this industry on the 19th April. This involved e mails with the Minister’s Special Advisor requesting the Minister ‘S attendance. It was also attended by Ian Marshall of the Institute of Global Food Security at Queen’s University, Belfast who was subsequently elected to Seanad Éireann at the end of April 2018. I will be meeting him next week.

Intended results To understand the Irish Government’s position in relation to the agri food sector and Brexit. To ensure the protection of the agri food sector on the island of Ireland which is inter-linked North and South

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Margaret Ritchie

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Full Name Peter Duncan and Gareth Brown

CRO number (if applicable)

Principal Address Message Matters, 22a1 Carlton Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8DP, Scotland

Email gareth@messagematters.co.uk

Contact phone number 0790720571

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (11-20)

Simply telephone calls to 20 individuals in the agri food sector

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.

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Jonathan Hoare Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)