Stiofán Nutty

Lobbying Organisation Stiofán Nutty

Date published 07 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details I organised and arranged delivery of a letters to Éamon Ó Cuív TD, Martin Ferris TD and Andrew DoyleTD on behalf of the Horticulture Industry Forum (HIF) to seek a meeting to brief each of them (as the FF and SF Agriculture spokespersons, and as a FG TD centrally involved with Agriculture matters) on the issue of Below Cost Selling of Fresh Produce. Meetings with all three were subsequently arranged and held.

Intended results Support for possible government measures to combat the issue of Below Cost Selling

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Stiofán Nutty

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Stiofán Nutty (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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 Horticulture Industry Forum

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Dublin

Main business or activity Industry body

Company website

Contact email address stnutty@yahoo.com

Contact phone number 01 8354824

Contact address C/O Tobair Gregan, Baile Gháire, Co Átha Cliath

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

A letter from the Chair of the Horticulture Industry Forum was issued to each of the 3 TDs seeking a meeting

Meeting (2-5)

A meeting was held with each TD to brief them on the issue of Below Cost Selling and to seek support for government action to address the issue. The Chair of the Horticulture Industry Forum and Stiofán Nutty represented the Horticulture Industry Forum at each meeting.

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.

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Ferris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Andrew Doyle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)