Veon Limited

Lobbying Organisation Veon Limited

Date published 15 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details "Meeting to discuss the situation that has resulted in 100% of all appeals heard by the FAC since 21 November 2022 having been Set Aside and Remitted. Discussed the lack of enforcement of the replanting obligation on forest owners. Seeking recognition by DAFM that the afforestation grant does not always cover the cost of establishing a new forest "

Intended results "A person assigned to Veon's licence applications to speed up decisions. What actions the DAFM were taking to deal with the underlying procedural problems that have resulted in the recent decisions of the FAC"

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Trevor McHugh, Daragh Little

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)

Meeting held 15 February 2023 at DAFM Offices Kildare Street.

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.

Barry Delany Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)