Relevant Matter
Matters involving public funds
Public Policy Area
EU Affairs
Period
1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020
Specific Details
EU Council February 2020 - Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) Budget Post Brexit - Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF )
Intended results
To put on the record IFA's concerned over the potential reduction in the CAP budget post Brexit
To request to meet with An Taoiseach in advance of meetng
To point out that as a net contributor to the EU budget, the UK exit from the EU creates uncertainty in the size of the CAP budget post 2020. The EU Commission has proposed a reduction in the CAP budget to 28.5%p of the overall EU budget, down from over 55% in the 80s.
To highlight that this proposal represents a cut to the Irish CAP budget of €97m per annum, 5% in nominal terms. With the 2% proxy rate of inflation applied, the real impact of the cut amounts to 17% for Ireland.
To point out that a reduction in the CAP budget would directly and negatively impact on Irish farm incomes across all sectors. The Irish Government must therefore press other Member States to increase their EU budget contributions under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Tim Cullinan 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.
Informal communication (6-10)
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.
Leo Varadkar
Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)
Philip O’Callaghan
Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)
Brendan Smith
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Billy Kelleher
MEP (European Parliament)
Mairead McGuinness
MEP (European Parliament)
Matt Carthy
MEP (European Parliament)
Luke "Ming" Flanagan
MEP (European Parliament)
Ciarán Cuffe
MEP (European Parliament)
Frances Fitzgerald
MEP (European Parliament)
Clare Daly
MEP (European Parliament)
Mick Wallace
MEP (European Parliament)
Grace O'Sullivan
MEP (European Parliament)
Maria Walsh
MEP (European Parliament)
Helen McEntee
Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)