Dairygold Co Operative Society Limited

Lobbying Organisation Dairygold Co Operative Society Limited

Date published 09 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details 19-11-2018 Brexit Planning Meeting - Topic ‘Brexit or No Brexit, Fodder or No Fodder? Where does Irish Agriculture go from here?’

Intended results The Meeting was organised by Mr. Donal Barrett, A Regional Committee Member of Dairygold. He organised the meeting to lobby the Minister DAFM, and local financial institutions to do more to help Irish Dairy Farmers - with regards to planning for Brexit mitigation and the Fodder Crisis

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mr. Donal Barrett - a Regional Committee Member of Dairygold.

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting organised by Mr.Barrett - with the following guest apeakers: Mr. Jim Woulfe (Dairygold CEO) Mr. James Healy (Macra), Mr. John Mc Carthy (Teagasc), Mr. Jackie Cahill (Fianna Fail) and Mr. Tim Lombard (Oireachtas Senator) plus Local Banking (AIB, BOI) and Credit Union Financial Institutions Representatives.

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.

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

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