Kilkenny LEADER Partnership

Lobbying Organisation Kilkenny LEADER Partnership

Date published 29 Apr, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details We met with seleceted MEPs on the emerging design of the new Rural Development Programme (RDP)- and specifically on the LEADER programme elements.

Intended results To gain a better understanding of the new RDP regulation and to make clear our position on the prohramme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Declan Rice

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)

We met with the MEPs (and/ or) the aides or advisors in the EU Parliament building in Brussels in the margins of being in the city for another work-related event.

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.

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Marian Harkin MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)