Coillte CGA

Lobbying Organisation Coillte CGA

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Appropriate Assessment Screening and Felling Licences: To engage with the Department and Forest Service regarding felling licences and to encourage the Department to implement an effective Forestry Appeals Committee process.

Intended results To improve the run rate of felling licences in order to facilitate Colllte’s annual timber supply programme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Carlin Managing Director, Forest Division

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)

1st October with DAFM - Colm Hayes & Seamus Dunne and 11th December with Forest Industries Ireland (FII) - Minister Doyle and Seamus Dunne

Letter (1)

Letter from the Coillte Chair to Brendan Gleeson

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.

Colm Hayes Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Andrew Doyle Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Brendan Gleeson Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)