Ballyhoura Development CLG

Lobbying Organisation Ballyhoura Development CLG

Date published 15 Apr, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details An additional €200 million is allocated to a National Rural Development Programme to complement the existing LEADER allocation.

Intended results An additional €200 million is allocated to a National Rural Development Programme to complement the existing LEADER allocation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Padraig Casey CEO and Aidan Gleeson Chariman

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 (11-20)

Specifically, the Board of Ballyhoura Development is seeking that : 1) An additional €200 million is allocated to a National Rural Development Programme to complement the existing LEADER allocation. 2) A Minister with specific responsibility for Rural Development be appointed. 3) The Rural Development Programme, in its entirety, be implemented by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 4) Core funding be provided to Local Development Companies to support community led local development to prepare for its mainstreaming from 2020-2027. In order to support growth and realise the potential of rural communities to contribute to and benefit from the fragile improvement in Irelands economy, we will require a return to previously successful strategies, as deployed across the 2000-2006 Rural Development approach. The Government at the time, in recognising the importance of a strong rural economy and rural communities.

Letter (11-20)

A Minister with specific responsibility for Rural Development be appointed.

Letter (11-20)

The Rural Development Programme, in its entirety, be implemented by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Letter (11-20)

Core funding be provided to Local Development Companies to support community led local development to prepare for its mainstreaming from 2020-2027

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.

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Patrick O'Donovan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerry Adams TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Seán Sherlock Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Joan Burton Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Neville Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley Councillor (Cork County Council)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin O'Keeffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin O'Keeffe Councillor (Cork County Council)