Glanbia plc

Lobbying Organisation Glanbia plc

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May. 2019 to 31 Aug. 2019

Specific Details Discuss the processing of Northern Ireland milk in the Republic in the event of a No Deal Brexit.

Intended results Provide clarity on the procedure for the processing of NI milk in the Republic, in the event of a No-Deal Brexit.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Patten

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.

Meeting (1)

Met with DAFM officials to update them on Glanbia's Brexit preparations and to once again call for action to provide clarity on the processing of Northern Ireland milk in the Republic in the event of a No Deal Brexit scenario.

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.

Brendan Gleeson Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Martin Blake Chief Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)