Kilkenny LEADER Partnership

Lobbying Organisation Kilkenny LEADER Partnership

Date published 02 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details I met with Grace with an MEP to inform them on the operation of the current LEADER (rural development programme) and to seek their advice and assistamce in ensuring the next round of LEADER is fit for its purpose in terms of rules and regulations.

Intended results That the MEP would have a full understanding of LEADER and the priorities that pertain in its new programme structures.

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 (1)

I met with the MEP in the EU Parliament in Brussels- in the margins of another unrelated event.

Email (2-5)

Following the meeting with the MEP, at their request, I forwarded some documents to formalise our discussion

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.

Grace O'Sullivan MEP (European Parliament)