AgTech Ireland (AgTech Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation AgTech Ireland

Date published 15 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Pre-Budget 2025 Submission

Intended results Increase awareness of the importance of agtech as an intrinsic part of a sustainable agriculture ecosystem, and identify areas in Budget 2025 which might help enable agtech to fulfill its potential. This includes VAT refund policy for farm investments, optimising operation and funding of Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme part-funded through CAP, supporting research and validation protocols for agtech, and more.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine Lascurettes, COO AgTech Ireland; Padraig Hennessy, Chair, AgTech Ireland.

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.

Email (2-5)

Email to leaders and relevant spokespeople of the main parties, including copy of AgTech Ireland Pre-Budget Submission document, titled "Enabling agtech to play its full part in Ireland's agriculture and farming sustainability".

Social Media (2-5)

Posts publicising launch of pre-budget submission on AgTech Ireland's social media platforms on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.

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.

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

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

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

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

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)

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

Patrick O'Donovan Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

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

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)