Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA) (IGFA )

Lobbying Organisation Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA)

Date published 07 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Food

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Re- authorization of PAP to the food and feed chain( removal of the feed ban )

Intended results Ensure strict controls are in place from slaughtering house to rendering plant, strict segregation rules and with positive release from rendering based on analysis.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Deirdre Webb

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 (1)

Email confirmation of our position based on the 2018 commission reports( 2018 6334) on controls in IE rendering chain .

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 Blake Chief Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)