Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Date published 13 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Animal Health and Welfare Act service agreement between DAFM and ISPCA

Intended results Amendment to service agreement between ISPCA and DAFM to allow ISPCA AHWA authorisation to be applied in the case of a greyhound breeding establishment that is not registered with the Irish Greyhound Board

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Andrew Kelly, Chief Executive Officer

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 (1)

Letter to Michael Sheahan, Director of Operation, DAFM asking for an amendment to ISPCA AHWA authorisation.

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 Sheahan Director of Operations (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)