The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Regional Veterinary Laboratories - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election

Intended results To propose that Government must commit to utilising the €33.5m allocation for the upgrading of the Regional Veterinary Laboratory network and the enhancements to the services to farmers from the RVL network and provide a realistic time frame to deliver these enhancements.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Francie Gorman IFA President, Damian McDonald IFA Director General, T J Maher IFA Animal Health Chair

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

Submission All TDs

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

Informal communication (6-10)

Meeting (1)

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.

Aisling Moran Councillor (Laois County Council)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Amii McKeever Adviser to Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Antoín Watters Councillor (Louth County council)

Aoife Masterson Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Barry Ward Senator (Seanad)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bridie Collins Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Bridín Murphy Councillor (Wexford County Council)

Carmel Brady Councillor (Cavan County Council)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Berry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Cathy Bennett Councillor (Monaghan County Council)

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

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Murray Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Conor D McGuinness Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Maxwell Councillor (Monaghan County Council)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Diarmuid Lynch Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eddie Fitzpatrick Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Fergus McDonnell Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Frank Feighan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerry Warnock Councillor (Longford County Council)

Hildegarde Naughton Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Imelda Goldsboro Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Jack O'Donnell Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim Ryan Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Joanna Byrne Councillor (Louth County council)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Clendennen Councillor (Offaly County Council)

John Cummins Senator (Seanad)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGahon Senator (Seanad)

John O'Heney Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Kevin Callan Councillor (Louth County council)

Lisa Chambers Senator (Seanad)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maeve O'Connell Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marianne Butler Councillor (Louth County council)

Martin Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Roche Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Shanahan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Brennan Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Michael Connolly Councillor (Galway County Council)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Murphy Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Michael Smith Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Micheál Carrigy Senator (Seanad)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat 'the cope' Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Paul Hogan Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paula Butterly Councillor (Louth County council)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Phyll Bugler Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

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

Rita McInerney Councillor (Clare County Council)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ryan O'Meara Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Sarah O'Reilly Councillor (Cavan County Council)

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Shane Moynihan Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Shane P O'Reilly Councillor (Cavan County Council)

Simon Harris Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McCormack Councillor (Offaly County Council)

TP O'Reilly Councillor (Cavan County Council)

Verona Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Vincent P Martin Senator (Seanad)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

William Aird Councillor (Laois County Council)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)