Macra na Feirme

Lobbying Organisation Macra na Feirme

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Meeting with MEP Colm Markey about Lough funshinagh flooding and EU Role in Food policy

Intended results Get support for Macra position in relation to Lough Funshinagh flooding To give Macras views on the EU role in food policy, in particular in relation to generational renewal

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Keane Macra National 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)

Call to MEP Markey in relation to loch Funshinagh flooding on 25 October 2022

Meeting (1)

Meeting with MEP Markey in relation to loch Funshinagh flooding and the EU role in food policy from a young farmer perspective on 29 Oct 2022

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.

Colm Markey MEP (European Parliament)