AgTech Ireland (AgTech Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation AgTech Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Visit to Brussels with AgTech Ireland members, hosted by Colm Markey, MEP. During the visit, the group also engaged with MEP Sean Kelly, MEP Billy Kelleher and EU Commissionner for Financial Stability Mairead McGuinness.

Intended results Increasing awareness within the EU institutions of the position of agtech in Ireland and Europe's agricultural ecosystem. AgTech Ireland is the first organisation in the EU dedicated to the agtech needs of an EU member state.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Padraig Hennessy

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.

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The meetings, hosted by MEP Colm Markey, took place variously in the EP and the EU Commission building in Brussels. The most prominent topics discussed were: CAP, Animal welfare, Organics, Genomics, EU Data Act, Agri Data Space, Veterinary Big Data Strategy, Farm Sustainability Network, Carbon Farming.

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 Markey MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)