The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Doon Co. Limerick flooding (2014)

Intended results To ensure that the Limerick County Council report on Doon flooding (2014) takes into account the damages and losses occurred to farm land and buildings and that the remedial works required to resolve the problems are identified.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aidan Gleeson FA Limerick County Chairman

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)

Aidan Gleeson Co. Chairman Limerick IFA, Denis Duggan Doon IFA, Denis Ryan Doon IFA and Henry Burns IFA met Councillor Noel Gleeson and Councillor Tom Neville in Doon on Wednesday 17th February 2016 to discuss the flooding in Doon that took place in 2014

Phone call (2-5)

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.

Noel Gleeson Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Tom Neville Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)