Keating & Associates

Lobbying Organisation Keating & Associates

Date published 18 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Contacted politician to lobby for the recommendations of the report of the Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group to be implemented

Intended results The implementation of recommendations referenced above

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jan Feenstra, Catherine McManus, Emmet Barrett

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

Company name Marine Harvest Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Kindrum, Cashel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal F92 XD93

Main business or activity Agribusiness

Company website

Contact email address irishsales@marineharvest.com

Contact phone number 074 9192100

Contact address Kindrum, Cashel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal F92 XD93

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Keating & Associates formally requested a meeting with Minister of State, Ciarán Cannon to appraise the politician of the state of the Irish aquaculture sector and formally request his help in resolving impasses and having findings of Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group implemented

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.

Ciarán Cannon Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)