Macra na Feirme

Lobbying Organisation Macra na Feirme

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details The provision of funding for a group known as 'the forgotten farmers' and the roll out of a scheme for these farmers.

Intended results That the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine introduce a scheme for the Forgotten Framers That funding is made available in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the scheme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Elaine Houlihan National President

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Social Media (2-5)

Social media and press release on the need for the introduction of the scheme.

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)

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