The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd

Lobbying Organisation The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd

Date published 19 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2026 to 30 Apr, 2026

Specific Details Thank you Email

Intended results Thank you email to Minister for meeting held on the 14.01.2026

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Association of Farm Contractors in Ireland

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)

Email thanking Minister Heydon for the meeting on the 14.01.26 and to agreeing to another meeting date to be confirmed for march 2026.

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.

Barry Cassidy Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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