Keating & Associates

Lobbying Organisation Keating & Associates

Date published 17 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details The report of the Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group - seeking progress regarding implementation of recommendations

Intended results Continued and sustained effort to have the recommendations of the report of the Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group which relate to finfish, implemented

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jan Feenstra

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.

Meeting (1)

Travelled to Belmullet to meet Senator and discuss lack of progress or will on part of DAFM to assist development of finfish aquaculture

Meeting (1)

Hosted visit of MEP, Mairead McGuinness to progress finfish aquaculture agenda in light of continued lack of co-opertion of DAFM

Phone call (2-5)

Included messages and e-mails to Charlie McConalogue to update and brief regarding non-implementation of recommendations of report of the Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group

Informal communication (2-5)

Included an unscheduled meeting at Minister Joe McHugh's constituency office in Letterkenny to update Greg Harkin and establish if any tangible progress had been made at Government level regarding implementation of report of the Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group

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.

Rose Conway-Walsh Senator (Seanad)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Greg Harkin Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)