KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD (KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD)

Lobbying Organisation KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details The implications of Brexit for the Irish Fishing industry

Intended results To ensure the specific threats to the Irish fishing industry - catching, processing and markets - are kept high on the agenda of DAFM

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sean O'Donoghue, CEO, Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation Ltd

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 (2-5)

Specific meetings on the Brexit threat and where Brexit was an agenda item

Phone call (2-5)

Phone calls to ensure the message of the threat of Brexit to the Irish fishing industry was kept high on Government agenda

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 Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Simon Coveney Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Cecil Beamish Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)