KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD (KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD)

Lobbying Organisation KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD

Date published 20 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details The revocation of weighing permits, Brexit/Burden sharing, CFP review

Intended results Reversal of revocation of weighing permits, more negotiation to improve Burden Sharing for the Irish fishing industry and a review of the CFP

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sean O'Donoghue, CEO, Killybegs Fishermens Organisation Ltd

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)

A socially-distanced meeting with limited attendance held in Killybegs to meet Commissioner Sinkevicius and organised by Minister McConalogue, DAFM, to enable Commissioner to hear the opinion of fishing industry at first hand. Attended by Sean O'Donoghue, CEO, and Ciaran Doherty, Chair, KFO

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 Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)