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Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Mar 2018 - Feb 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
48
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Irish Farmers' Association (IFA)
EU Transparency Register
458700813641-37 First registered on 16 May 2014
Goals / Remit
Defend the interests of Irish farmers by
Providing representation to Irish farmers through
lobbying of all European Institutions
Inform its members about important political, or legislative changes that may impact on them
The Brussels office provides the primary interface with the European Institutions and its job is to gather
intelligence on EU affairs, engage in and support lobbying efforts with the European Institutions and
build networks with other stakeholder organisations in BrusselsMain EU files targeted
All issues directly or indirectly related to Agriculture and Trade which may have an impact on Irish Farmers
Address
Head Office
Irish Farm Centre, 1
Naas Road
Dublin 12
IRELANDEU Office
Rue de Treves 61
7th floor
Brussels 1040
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People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 22 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Sarah LUCAS 08 Feb 2019 08 Feb 2020 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Other organisations
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Networking
Affiliation
The Irish Farmers' Association is a member of COPA/COGECA, the umbrella organisation representing EU professional farming
organisations and co-operatives. Through this organisation it has an extensive network and working relation with other
professional farming organisations in the European UnionMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Mar 2018 - Feb 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None
Other activities
Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and monitoring discussions on potential trade agreements
Meetings
Meetings
48 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 03 Mar 2022 Location Galway, Ireland Subject Address at Galway IFA executive meeting - EU response to Ukraine, CAP, fertilizer/input costs Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 28 Feb 2022 Location Brussels Subject Latest challenges for the agriculture sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 24 Feb 2022 Location Brussels Subject Current issue of input costs including fertiliser Anti Dumping Suspension request, crisis in the pig sector and current CAP process Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
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Date 03 Dec 2021 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject Rising input costs; Brexit Adjustment Reserve; seed potatoes; Fit for 55 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Deirdre O’Hea (Cabinet member)
- Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 28 Oct 2021 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Anti Dumping Duties on the import of Urea and ammonium nitrate Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Kevin Keary (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Oct 2021 Location Brussels Subject CIWF asked for an update on the progress made on the agricultural technical screening criteria in the taxonomy. They confirmed that they had contributed to the Platform on Sustainable Finance’s public consultation and saw references to animal feed Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jul 2021 Location Brussels Subject CAP, Green Deal and Fertilizers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 May 2021 Location VIDEO CONFERENCING Subject Common Agriculture Policy. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
- Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Mar 2021 Location Video conferencing Subject farm incomes, unfair trading practices, trade policy, Brexit, Farm to Fork strategy and ongoing CAP negotiations. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
- Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Feb 2021 Location Video Conferencing. Subject Webinar on European Green Deal, CAP negotiations to Meath branch of IFA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Deirdre O’Hea (Cabinet member)
- Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Nov 2020 Location Brussels (virtual meeting) Subject AGRI Aspects of the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Agri Matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Jun 2019 Location Brussels Subject Mercosur / trade in beef Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject Rural Development Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet member)
- Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jan 2019 Location Ireland Subject Address Annual IFA dinner Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject Agri matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Jul 2018 Location Brussels Subject Recent CAP legislation proposals Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Jul 2018 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
- Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject Price of fertilizer Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
- Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject IFA Annual Report Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Feb 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject IFA presented him with their Annual Report Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 15 Dec 2017 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on beef sector in the EU-Mercosur negotiations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 07 Dec 2017 Location Brussels Subject Mercosur and beef Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
- Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Mercosur negotiations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject Networking Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject The CAP Post 2020 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Apr 2017 Location Dublin Subject Address conference Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 10 Apr 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
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Date 23 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Topics related to the meat sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Beef Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Feb 2017 Location DUBLIN Subject FARMING ISSUES Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting to Director General of IFA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject CAP and farming matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 25 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Agricultural issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 04 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Agri matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Agri business Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Farm Income Crisis in all sectors, Trade, Fertilisers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Agriculture policy in Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 13 May 2016 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject EU energy and climate agenda for 2016 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Trade and the non-EU fertilisers DG Trade Attending - Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General)
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Date 16 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Presentation by the IFA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Oct 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject TTIP, simplification, rural development, climate change Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
- Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Ireland Rural Development Programme, Milk market measures, Commonage problems in Ireland Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
- Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)