The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Date published 19 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Farm Assist

Intended results That the Department of Social Protection carries out an immediate review of Farm Assist That this review restores income and child disregards that were abolished in recent budgets which greatly reduced the effectiveness of this scheme in assisting farm families under income pressure

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity IFA President Joe Healy, IFA Rural Development Chairman Joe Brady, IFA Acting General Secretary Bryan Barry and IFA Rural Development Executive Gerry Gunning

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 to Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar setting out IFA's position on Farm Assist

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar

Submission (1)

IFA Submission to Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar on proposals on Farm Assist

Letter (1)

Acknowledgement from Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar to IFA's Submission on Farm Assist

Meeting (1)

Social Media (2-5)

Event / Reception (2-5)

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 Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Brian Murphy Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Senator (Seanad)

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

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

Paul Kehoe Minister of State (Department of Defence)

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Breen Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Cassells TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy Minister of State (Department of Health)

Michael W. D'Arcy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kyne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Pat Casey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eugene Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paddy Burke Senator (Seanad)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Paul Coghlan Senator (Seanad)

Rose Conway-Walsh Senator (Seanad)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Maura Hopkins Senator (Seanad)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin O'Keeffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Scanlon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke Senator (Seanad)

Paudie Coffey Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Mark Daly Senator (Seanad)

Frank Feighan Senator (Seanad)

Terry Leyden Senator (Seanad)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Senator (Seanad)

Kieran O'Donnell Senator (Seanad)

Michelle Mulherin Senator (Seanad)

John O'Mahony Senator (Seanad)