Irish Egg Marketing Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Irish Egg Marketing Ltd

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Implementation of the recommendations of the report on the poultry sector published in 2020, titled "The Economic Importance of the Poultry (Meat and Eggs) Sector" by Prof. Thia Hennessy, CUB. UCD which identified the provision of a co-funded poultry protection fund as a priority.

Intended results Agreement to support the recommendations of the report

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aoife Mac Eoin.

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? To circulate the report to all local public representatives requesting support for the implementation of the recommendations of the report.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Irish Egg Marketing Ltd is working with an ad-hoc poultry working group. Irish Egg Marketing Ltd circulated the Report (referred to above) to the members of the Irish Egg Association with a suggestion that they lobby their local representatives.

Email All MEPs Irish Egg Marketing Ltd is working with an ad-hoc poultry working group. Irish Egg Marketing Ltd circulated the Report (referred to above) to the members of the Irish Egg Association with a suggestion that they lobby their local representatives.

Email All Local Authority Members Irish Egg Marketing Ltd is working with an ad-hoc poultry working group. Irish Egg Marketing Ltd circulated the Report (referred to above) to the members of the Irish Egg Association with a suggestion that they lobby their local representatives.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Irish Egg Marketing Ltd is working with an ad-hoc poultry working group which conducted this activity.

Informal communication (6-10)

Irish Egg Marketing Ltd is working with an ad-hoc poultry working group which conducted this activity.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Irish Egg Marketing Ltd is working with an ad-hoc poultry working group which conducted this activity.

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 of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paula Barry Walsh Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)