Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Agriculture
Period
1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023
Specific Details
Tullamore Livestock Show
Intended results
To highlight the concerns that farmers have, given the difficulties 2023 has presented and how the upcoming Budget 2024 can help address some of those challenges.
To highlight that the new National Beef Welfare Scheme (NBWS) is a poorly designed scheme. The payment per farmer is far too low and on too few cows. Most of it will leak to vets, laboratories and others.
To insist that this scheme must be redesigned; practical measures included; payment rates increased; and ceilings brought in line with the BEEP-S it is replacing.
To highlight that the lack of action by the management authorities of the River Shannon has resulted in thousands of acres of silage and hay being destroyed and unsalvageable.
To highlight farmers' concerns, which were raised in advance of the bad weather, but the delay of action has farmers across the Shannon Callows concerned for the supply of fodder for the forthcoming winter.
To highlight that continued rises in costs, while below Russia/Ukraine war peaks, still remain historically high, and when combined with downward trending output prices across most farm sectors are eroding already low margins for most farmers. While acknowledging targeted supports to date, given the likely persistence of high input prices, further allocation of targeted interventions will be needed.
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Tim Cullinan IFA President, Brendan Golden IFA Livestock Chair, William Dolan IFA Regional Executive
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.
Informal communication (11-20)
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)
Billy Kelleher
MEP (European Parliament)
Carol Nolan
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Pippa Hackett
Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Mark Hackett
Councillor (Offaly County Council)