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

Lobbying Organisation KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD

Date published 20 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Informing Minister M. Creed and Cecil Beamish,Ass. Secretary, DAFM, of letter from EUFA sent to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and asking for his support in bringing the fisheries Brexit issues to Taoiseach’s attention.

Intended results Minister Creed to follow-up KFO & EUFA letter by reminding Taoiseach Varadkar of the possible negative effect to fishing industry and coastal communities if access to fishing grounds, TAC & Quota, trading arrangements and long-term fisheries management are not prioritised during EU/UK Brexit negotiations

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.

Letter (1)

Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation Ltd represents a significant sector of the Irish fishing industry and is a member of the European Fisheries Alliance and asks Minister Creed to urge Taosieach Varadkar to ensure the requests contained in the letter to the Taosieach from EUFA are kept high on Ireland’s agenda in the EU.

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.

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

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