The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details European Commission Support Package for Farmers

Intended results Direct Support for dairy/pigs/tillage sectors

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eddie Downey, IFA President

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.

Phone call (1)

Phone Call with Aidan O'Driscoll Secretary General seeking meeting at farmers protest in Brussels

Informal communication (1)

Discussion with Minister Simon Coveney and Aidan O'Driscoll at EU farmers protest in Brussels

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)

Aidan O'Driscoll Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)