Beefplan Movement

Lobbying Organisation Beefplan Movement

Date published 21 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Beef Task Force and Live Exports

Intended results 1.Nominees for Task Force 2. Irish/ Algerian Government co-operation for Animal Transport

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Hugh Doyle, Eamon Corley, John Dallon

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)

1 letter each to Minister Michael Creed and Mr Michael Dowling, delivered by both Post and Email to propose nominees to represent The Beef Plan Movement at the Beef Task Force.

Phone call (6-10)

A number of Calls to Martin Hayden and 1 each to Brian Stanley and Michael Fitzmaurice regarding the rules and regulations required by both the Irish and Algerian Departments of Agriculture for Transport of Live Animals by Boat.

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.

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)