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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Martin Heydon

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Kildare South
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2025-01-23 → current)

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To emphasise that the Government needs to address the cost of doing business in Ireland for farmers and others. ::To highlight that it is understandable that people are raising concerns about increasing food prices. This is inevitable when costs and regulations on the farmers…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that the area devoted to tillage declined by 16% between 2012 and 2020. The area devoted to cereal production has declined consecutively since 2012 with the exception of 2022 when an increase was recorded. However, a 7% decrease in the cereal area was subsequently…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association

Agriculture
Intended results

To discuss the INHFA key policy priorities necessary to sustain the future of the farming community.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH NATURA & HILL FARMERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 560101) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight area's of concern by submitting a Pre-Budget 2025 Submission as requested by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.::To seek support for the sustainable development of the agriculture and farming sector::To highlight that difficult weather conditions,…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight the frustration and anger felt by tillage farmers at the Minister for Agriculture's announcement to suspend the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM).::• That the Minister fully restore the Straw Incorporation Measure for 2024.::• That the Minister will ensure that all…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that progress has been made on a number of issues over the last number of months. Farm payments will return to their traditional payment schedule for 2024, with the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme payment reverting to the third week of September. IFA had…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight the concerns raised by farmers who have received Debt Recovery Unit letters in relation to the recoupment of excess Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) interim payments.::To highlight the negative connotations around engagement with a Debt Recovery Unit as…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To call for more meaningful action from Government as dog attacks on livestock continue.::To highlight that farmers are facing an uphill battle as dog attacks on livestock escalate following further attacks in Monaghan and Louth in recent days.::To highlight that the frequency…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To invite the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for farm safety Martin Heydon to launch Farm Safety Week 2024.::To encourage farmers to make safety a priority on their farm during Farm Safety Week and to take the…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To secure funding in the budget for a bespoke scheme similar to the Horticulture Exceptional Payments Scheme (HEPS) to support the horticulture sector.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-04

Lobbying return by AIRO Racing CLG

Agriculture
Intended results

We were hoping that Government ministers and MEP would attend our awards evening

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "AIRO Racing CLG" equals CRO name "AIRO RACING COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 668102) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.