Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Agriculture
Period
1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020
Specific Details
Ash Dieback
Intended results
To highlight that the newly introduced Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash Dieback) does not adequately support forest owners for the financial losses incurred and must be redesigned to support owners to reconstitute all infected plantations and remove the replanting obligation under certain circumstances.
To ensure that farmers affected by the disease are appropriately supported to manage infected plantations, all infected plantations (both grant aided and non-grant aided) must be eligible for a 100% reconstitution grant to support forest owners to clearfell and replant with tree species that satisfy their management objectives.
That forest premiums be paid on replanted land for 15 years according to GPC (Grant and Premium Categories) rates established
That the option not to replant, without penalties, must also be available under certain circumstances
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Tim Cullinan IFA President, Vincent Nally IFA Farm Forestry Chair, Geraldine O'Sullivan IFA Farm Forestry Executive
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.
Informal communication (2-5)
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.
Jackie Cahill
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Matt Carthy
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Michael Collins
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Michael Fitzmaurice
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Joe Flaherty
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Paul Kehoe
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Brian Leddin
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Michael Ring
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Victor Boyhan
Senator (Seanad)
Lynn Boylan
Senator (Seanad)
Paul Daly
Senator (Seanad)
Tim Lombard
Senator (Seanad)
Denis O'Donovan
Senator (Seanad)