ABP Foods

Lobbying Organisation ABP Foods

Date published 25 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Highlighting issues with the labour market

Intended results Increased availability of labour

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Kelleher

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 (11-20)

Labour availability in relation to a number of ABP, Slaney and ICM plants including Bandon, Cahir, Rathkeale, Clones, Irish Country Meats and Bunclody

Meeting (1)

The issued was raised as part of a visit to Irish Country Meats

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.

Michael Creed TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Adam Teskey Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Paul Kehoe Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Verona Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

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