The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details ICOS "555" Income Stability Tool

Intended results ICOS presented a taxation proposal aimed at alleviating the impact of dairy market volatility on farmer income. The measure seeks to improve the current 5 year income averaging system, by also permitting a farmer to defer 5% of his income in a good year, in order to draw down the deferred income when markets are in difficultly. In any case, the farmer would have to draw down his/her deferred income within 5 years.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Martin Keane, ICOS President, Jerry Long ICOS Dairy Committee Chairman and TJ Flanagan, ICOS Dairy Policy Executive

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)

Initial letter and table sent on 11 January 2016.

Meeting (1)

Dairy Forum on 09 March 2016.

Meeting (1)

Dairy Forum Sub Group on 11 April 2016.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Aidan O'Driscoll Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Brendan Gleeson Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Ann Derwin Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)