The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd

Lobbying Organisation The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd

Date published 26 Mar, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Minister for Transport Submission from the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) on the Proposed Tractor Testing Legislation for Agricultural Tractors

Intended results To ensure that agricultural tractors used by farm & forestry contractors for agricultural, forestry, fisheries, horticultural and amenity works are exempt from roadworthiness testing

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Richard White

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.

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To ensure that farm & forestry contractors are treated fairly with regard to any tractor testing programme as a result of the transposition of the EU Directive 2014/45

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.

Shane Ross Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)