Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
EU Affairs
Period
1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019
Specific Details
Brexit - New Withdrawal Agreement – 17th October 2019
Intended results
Revised Withdrawal Agreement - to highlight that IFA supports the new Protocol because it avoids a hard border in Ireland.
The revised Withdrawal Agreement includes a new Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland, which replaces the backstop and will come into effect when the Transition Period expires on 31st December 2020, or later if, the transition period is extended at the UK's request. The new Protocol applies to Northern Ireland only.
To seek full clarity on how trade flows will work in practice. We need clarity on the precise arrangements for Irish beef exports travelling across the border into Northern Ireland and out through Larne to Britain.
In regard to milk coming from Northern Ireland going into the Republic for processing, Northern farmers and Irish Co-ops need a clear commitment that this product can be labelled as Irish and EU, as it will continue to be in compliance with EU rules.
To highlight that under the new Protocol, Britain will have a greater ability to pursue an independent trade policy than it had under the backstop, and this is a cause for concern. This is why the negotiations on the future trading relationship are so important.
Request to meet with the Department of the Taoiseach to discuss
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Joe Healy IFA President
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.
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.
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John Callinan
Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)
Neale Richmond
Senator (Seanad)
Michelle Mulherin
Senator (Seanad)
Paul Daly
Senator (Seanad)
Ian Marshall
Senator (Seanad)
Joe O'Reilly
Senator (Seanad)
Niall Ó Donnghaile
Senator (Seanad)