Macra na Feirme

Lobbying Organisation Macra na Feirme

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Fodder Support Scheme

Intended results Fodder Support scheme to include all young farmers The scheme be open to all farmers in the eligible sectors

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Keane, Macra na Feirme 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.

Letter (1)

3rd November letter regarding the eligibility rules of the Fodder scheme to the Minister for Agriculture. Macra request that the scheme be opened to allow new entrants who have started farming since the closure of the last scheme or who are going to become established prior to the end of the 2023 scheme.

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.

Patrick Donohoe Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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