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Irish Farmers' Association

IFA

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 Brussels

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)

3 Mar 2022 · Address at Galway IFA executive meeting - EU response to Ukraine, CAP, fertilizer/input costs

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)

28 Feb 2022 · Latest challenges for the agriculture sector

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)

24 Feb 2022 · Current issue of input costs including fertiliser Anti Dumping Suspension request, crisis in the pig sector and current CAP process

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

3 Dec 2021 · Rising input costs; Brexit Adjustment Reserve; seed potatoes; Fit for 55

Meeting with Kevin Keary (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

28 Oct 2021 · Anti Dumping Duties on the import of Urea and ammonium nitrate

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

27 Oct 2021 · 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

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

15 Jul 2021 · CAP, Green Deal and Fertilizers

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

26 May 2021 · Common Agriculture Policy.

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

12 Mar 2021 · farm incomes, unfair trading practices, trade policy, Brexit, Farm to Fork strategy and ongoing CAP negotiations.

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

15 Feb 2021 · Webinar on European Green Deal, CAP negotiations to Meath branch of IFA

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

6 Nov 2020 · AGRI Aspects of the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

Response to Fitness Check of the EU legislation on animal welfare of farmed animals

29 Jul 2020

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Farm to Fork Strategy for a Sustainable Food System

16 Mar 2020

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

11 Sept 2019 · Agri Matters

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

21 Jun 2019 · Mercosur / trade in beef

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards notifications to the Commission of information and documents

19 Jun 2019

Meeting with Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan), Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

7 May 2019 · Rural Development

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

19 Jan 2019 · Address Annual IFA dinner

Meeting with Dermot Ryan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

8 Nov 2018 · Agri matters

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

11 Sept 2018 · Business discussion

Meeting with Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan), Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

5 Jul 2018 · Business discussion

Meeting with Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

5 Jul 2018 · Recent CAP legislation proposals

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

18 Apr 2018 · Price of fertilizer

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

7 Feb 2018 · IFA Annual Report

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

7 Feb 2018 · IFA presented him with their Annual Report

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and

15 Dec 2017 · Discussion on beef sector in the EU-Mercosur negotiations

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström) and

7 Dec 2017 · Mercosur and beef

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

7 Nov 2017 · Business discussion

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

14 Sept 2017 · Mercosur negotiations

Response to Commission initiative to improve the governance of the food supply chain with regard to unfair trading practices, one rule regarding producer cooperation and market transparency

15 Aug 2017

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

6 Jul 2017 · Networking

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

14 Jun 2017 · The CAP Post 2020

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

24 Apr 2017 · Address conference

Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom)

10 Apr 2017 · Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

23 Mar 2017 · Beef

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

23 Mar 2017 · Topics related to the meat sector

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

17 Feb 2017 · FARMING ISSUES

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

6 Feb 2017 · Business discussion

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

25 Jan 2017 · CAP and farming matters

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

25 Jan 2017 · Agricultural issues

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

25 Jan 2017 · Introductory meeting to Director General of IFA

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcasses and live animals

16 Jan 2017

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

4 Nov 2016 · Agri matters

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

15 Jun 2016 · Agri business

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

26 May 2016 · Farm Income Crisis in all sectors, Trade, Fertilisers

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

26 May 2016 · Agriculture policy in Europe

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and

13 May 2016 · EU energy and climate agenda for 2016

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

29 Feb 2016 · Trade and the non-EU fertilisers

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

16 Nov 2015 · Presentation by the IFA

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

26 Oct 2015 · Business discussion

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

26 Oct 2015 · Business discussion

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

7 Sept 2015 · Business discussion

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan), Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

3 Mar 2015 · TTIP, simplification, rural development, climate change

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner) and

12 Dec 2014 · Ireland Rural Development Programme, Milk market measures, Commonage problems in Ireland