The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Date published 19 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021

Intended results The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, which was passed in July 2021, sets a legally binding target of a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030, relative to a baseline of 2018. Under the Act, the Government is required to set sectoral emissions ceilings for each sector of the economy. This will mean the Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will be legally obliged to introduce measures to ensure emissions from Agriculture remain under the sectoral emissions ceilin The Government has indicated that the sectoral emissions ceiling range for Agriculture will be equivalent to a percentage emissions reduction of between 22 and 30% compared to 2018. Achieving a reduction of 22% will be extremely challenging for the sector but any higher than 22% is likely to have a devastating economic and social impact on rural Ireland. The final sectoral emissions ceilings are currently under consideration by the Government and will be set in the coming weeks.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tim Cullinan IFA President, Paul O'Brien IFA Environment Chair, Damian McDonald IFA Director General, Geraldine O'Sullivan IFA Senior Policy 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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To Lobby members of the Oireachtas on the contents of IFA's Position on the Climate Action Act.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Letter All TDs

Submission All TDs

Letter All Senators

Submission All Senators

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (6-10)

Meeting (2-5)

Phone call (2-5)

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Email (1)

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)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Creed TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Michael Ring TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paddy Burke Senator (Seanad)

Lisa Chambers Senator (Seanad)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Brendan Gleeson Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Patrick Donohoe Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Markey MEP (European Parliament)

Garret Ahearn Senator (Seanad)

Frank Feighan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Carrigy Senator (Seanad)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Casserly Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Connolly Councillor (Galway County Council)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Eugene Murphy Senator (Seanad)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kieran O'Donnell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Johnny Guirke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick O'Donovan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Philip O'Callaghan Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)