The Plant Variety Development Office CLG (The Plant Variety Development Office CLG)

Lobbying Organisation The Plant Variety Development Office CLG

Date published 29 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Request for retention of Seed Treatments for fungal diseases

Intended results To ask DAFM to support the use of fungal seed treatments in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brigid Quigley

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)

A request regarding the retention of fungal seed dressings for Irish Seed.

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.

Louise Byrne Deputy Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)