Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA) (IGFA )

Lobbying Organisation Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA)

Date published 10 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details 14979/15 & Aids for Private Storage

Intended results To open export refunds for pigmeat and the Early opening of Aids to Private storage for pigmeat.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Director IGFA ( 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.

Letter (1)

Letter emphasizing the interdependence of the the pig sector and the tillage sector and the need to support the pig sector with export refunds and to speed up the opening of Aids to Private Storage.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)