Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Trade
Period
1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019
Specific Details
Brexit - EU-UK Future Trading Relationship
Intended results
To highlight that IFA's objectives for any new EU-UK trading relationship are as follows:
- Tariff-free and quota-free trade for agri-food products between the EU and the UK.
- Full UK regulatory alignment to current and future EU standards, including rules on agricultural production, marketing, food safety and labelling, animal health/ welfare and environmental standards, as well as full guarantees of a level playing field.
- Full UK application of the EU’s Common External Tariff and Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) to ensure no increase in third country imports of agri-food products
- Full access to the UK market and the land bridge route to the EU, through Britain.
- An increased CAP budget to make up for the €12bn shortfall arising from Brexit, so that the real value of the budget is protected.
To reiterate that IFA fully supports the EU and the Irish Government position on the backstop
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Joe Healy IFA President, Bryan Barry IFA Assistant Director General
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.
Informal communication (6-10)
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.
Simon Coveney
Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)
Michael Creed
Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
John Callinan
Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)
Brendan Gleeson
Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Matt Carthy
MEP (European Parliament)
Seán Kelly
MEP (European Parliament)
Mairead McGuinness
MEP (European Parliament)
Frances Fitzgerald
MEP (European Parliament)
Billy Kelleher
MEP (European Parliament)
Grace O'Sullivan
MEP (European Parliament)
Maria Walsh
MEP (European Parliament)