Keelings Group

Lobbying Organisation Keelings Group

Date published 16 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Exclusion of soft fruit sector from the Government Support measures announced for the horticultural sector in April 2022.

Intended results Inclusion of soft fruit sector in the Government Support measures announced for the horticultural sector in April 2022.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Moran, Pat Farrell and Caroline Keeling

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.

Submission (1)

Letter sent 6th September 2022 to Paschal Donohoe TD and copied to Leo Varadkar TD, Eamon Ryan TD and Darragh O'Brien TD.

Submission (1)

Letter sent 6th September 2022 to Charlie McConalogue TD and copied to Brendan Gleeson and Senator Pippa Hackett.

Letter (1)

Letter 15 Nov 2022 to Pippa Hackett & Darragh O'Brien

Phone call (2-5)

One follow up phone call with Pippa Hackett and one phone call with Darragh O'Brien

Letter (1)

Letter sent 27th October 2022 to Charlie McConalogue

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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

Pippa Hackett Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)