IRISH FISH PROCESSORS AND EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION (IFPEA)

Lobbying Organisation IRISH FISH PROCESSORS AND EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION

Date published 12 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details The urgent need to provide the BAR liquidity scheme for fish processing, exporting and retail. As promised in the Seafood Taskforce.

Intended results The need to obtain Bar liquidity/ additional time for spending within the Programme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan Byrne, CEO, IFPEA

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.

Email (11-20)

Minister Mc Conalogue-Brexit adjustment reserve liquidity Fund, need to provide additional time for the funding programme. The Fish Processors who were unfairly excluded from the Brexit adjustment reserve. Micheal Martin-The need to obtain an extension of the time for the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. Dara Calleary - The need to find funding opportunities for those fish processors that were unfairly excluded from Brexit funding.

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)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)