Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland (Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland

Date published 04 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details We seek an Incresase in the TBESS scheme and extension as long as electricity prices remain inflated. Or a direct intervention for Butchers.

Intended results commitment from Government to extend the scheme as long as needed and to increase the amount refundable.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan Sears, Dave Lang, Jack Molloy

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Emailed all members of Oireachtas. We outlined the crises butchers currently find themselves in with regard to electricity. We request the government push the TBESS scheme through increase the amount payable and also to extend it as long as the energy crisis continues.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Met with Martin Heydon T.D at his Newbridge office on the 14/11/22. Jack Molloy President of the ACBI, Brendan Sears and Dave Lang where all present. Spoke about the energy crisis affecting our members. Also had discussions about issues affecting abbatoirs.

Meeting (1)

24/11/22 Met with Minister Dara Calleary. Discussed the energy crisis, supports for small abattoirs and Bord Bia levies.

Email (1)

Emailed Simon Coveney about the energy crisis and its affect on our members. received an acknowledgment.

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.

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Simon Coveney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)