KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD (KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD)

Lobbying Organisation KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details The weighing of pelagic fish on the pier by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA)

Intended results That SFPA would not weigh pelagic fish as it intended but would use the state-of-the-art weighing machine installed at industry expense and up to and including all possible certification

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sean O'Donoghue, CEO, Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation Ltd

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.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Requesting that SFPA would not carryout weighing pelagic fish in a manner which would degrade the fish but use the weighing facility installed by industry with a option to take ownership of said weighing facility

Letter (1)

Virtual Meeting (1)

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.

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cecil Beamish Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)