Veterinary Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Veterinary Ireland

Date published 18 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details 27.11.15 Veterinary Ireland AGM & Conference, Mullingar Park Hotel. The short meeting took place after Mairead McGuinness MEP had made an opening address to the conference. The Veterinary Ireland team gave the MEP an initial briefing on Veterinary Ireland concerns relating to EU Medicines Legislation, Rural Development Programme and Sustainability of Veterinary Practice in Ireland.

Intended results Short Term: Initial briefing of the MEP on Veterinary Ireland concerns Long Term: Substantive meeting with the MEP in 2016, in order to discuss these topics in greater detail.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mairead Wallace-Pigott (Incoming President), John O'Rourke (Outgoing President), Donal Lynch (Honorary Treasurer), Conor Geraghty (Food Animal Group Chair)

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Mairead McGuinness MEP was speaker and guest of honour of Veterinary Ireland at its AGM and Conference at the Mullingar Park Hotel, Friday 27th November 2015. The specific meeting took place after Mairead McGuinness had made an opening address to the conference.

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.

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)