MKC Communications

Lobbying Organisation MKC Communications

Date published 21 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Tender for the supply of Bovine Identification Tags, Birth Registration Documents and ancillary services being run by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Intended results Suspension of tender process underway so that concerns regarding the tendering process could be addressed.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rory Devlin

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Gerard Howlin (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name DATAMARS

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Via ai Prati, 6930 Bedano, Switzerland

Main business or activity Agribusiness

Company website www.datamars.com

Contact email address contact@datamars.com

Contact phone number +41 91 935 73 80

Contact address Via ai Prati, 6930 Bedano, Switzerland

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Phone call (2-5)

Meeting (2-5)

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.

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Ferris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Deering TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)