Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA) (IGFA )

Lobbying Organisation Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA)

Date published 31 Aug, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Legislative Time table for 2017/65 2019/4 and request to input to drafting legislation

Intended results Industry input to drafting of statutory instruments , transparency on DAFM website on draft S.I progress Provide technical support to DAFM on legislation to improve consumer safety and better implementation

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

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)

Email Letter to Legal services , follow up call and discussion with Sector responsible for drafting. Ongoing .............

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.

Kevin Smyth Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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

Eilis O'Connell Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)