Agricultural Consultants Association - ACA

Lobbying Organisation Agricultural Consultants Association - ACA

Date published 06 Dec, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Seeking funding for the implementation of an ACRES (agri-environmental scheme) Support Fund within the ACA network.

Intended results Funding for the appointment of 2 ACA Agri Environment Specialists/ACRES Co Ordinator's, support the collaboration, management and coordination of the ACRES programme in the ACA network and assist the ACA Head Office with resources to implement this programme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Breian Carroll

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.

Email (1)

1 email to those person identified below.

Phone call (1)

To Colm Hayes and Patrick Donohoe.

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 Hayes Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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

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

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

Jack O'Donnell Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Barry Cassidy Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Patrick Donohoe Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)