Macra na Feirme

Lobbying Organisation Macra na Feirme

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Macra's National Conference for Young Farmers and Rural Youth

Intended results To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Agriculture to introduce a Farm Succession scheme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Elaine Houlihan National President, Emma Birchall Macra's Rural Youth Chair, Sean Kelly Macra's Agricultural Affairs 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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Macra National Conference - October Bank Holiday weekend Lawlors Hotel Naas.

Email (2-5)

In advance of the event and follow up emails

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.

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

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

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