Ibec

Lobbying Organisation Ibec

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Forestry licensing

Intended results Improvement in performance of the forestry licensing system and output Changes to national forestry policy Changes to forestry regulation Better perception of forestry and timber Better understanding of the role that forestry and timber play in climate change

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark McAuley, Ibec Forest Industries Ireland

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.

Phone call (2-5)

Phone calls with Colm Hayes discussing various aspects of forestry licensing, forest policy and FAC

Email (11-20)

Emails to Colm Hayes and Pippa Hackett

Letter (2-5)

Letters to Ministers, Tanaiste and Taoiseach regarding concerns with forestry licensing

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Pippa Hackett at Laois Sawmills

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.

Colm Hayes Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Pippa Hackett Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)