KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD (KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD)

Lobbying Organisation KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details The revocation of the derogation enabling the weighing of fish other than at landing has created enormous problems for Irish fishermen and poses serious problems maintaining fish quality

Intended results Ireland to submit a new Control Plan to the European Commission as soon as possible to reinstate weighing fish in approved premises

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sean O'Donoghue, CEO, Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation Ltd

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.

Meeting (1)

A meeting of Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation Board members and CEO with the Minister of the Marine and his senior civil servants was held in Killybegs in July 2021 in an effort find a solution to the problem of having to weigh fish landed at the pier despite the problem this created for industry and the threat to food standards.

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.

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

Cecil Beamish Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)