Beefplan Movement

Lobbying Organisation Beefplan Movement

Date published 21 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Matters of significance to Irish Cattle & Beef farmers

Intended results Communicate the objections that our members have in relation to the proposed Mercosur Trade Deal

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nadaline Webster

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Request that members who object to the proposed Mercosur Trade Deal to sign a petition

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emails were sent in relation to the specific subject matter

Meeting (6-10)

Brief meetings were held to present printed copies of the petition to a variety of designated public officials

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.

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

Ciaran Mullooly MEP (European Parliament)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Paul Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)