The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Renewable Energy Production

Intended results Community Participation in Renewable Energy Production.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eddie Downey 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.

Letter (2-5)

Letter from IFA President Eddie Downey to Ministers Simon Coveney & Alex White setting out IFA's objectives for landowners to enable them to become stakeholders in renewable energy production and detailing policy measures required by the Government if community participation is to be achieved. Meetings requested.

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.

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

Alex White Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)