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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 Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose::• Grant aid from the Climate and Nature fund to be made available from 2026 to all farmers with 70% grant aid for manure/slurry storage facilities.::• Slurry separation equipment grant aided by 70% to assist in reduction of storage capacity requirements on farm.::•…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose::• Introduction of a min 50% capital grant for development of farmer owned farm scale biogas plants – financed through Infrastructure and Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF) and or/feed in tariff::• Immediate introduction of Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO)::• Introduction…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose that, to encourage farmers to grow protein crops such as peas, beans, lupins and combi-crops, rates up to €600/ha for beans/ peas/lupins should be offered, 50% for combi-crops.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To highlight that this scheme was introduced to promote environmentally sustainable farming methods and significantly reduce nitrogen fertiliser while maintaining forage yields. It has proven particularly popular among farmers.::To propose that this scheme should be extended,…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Welcome the communication and request and secre an invite for An Taisce to give our opinion on this

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland" equals CRO name "AN TAISCE - THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND" (CRO 12469) 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.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Wrote highlighting that the kill occured in a river already under stress from nitrates and that disasters like this will become more common with climate change. Asking that they fully investigate the kill and publish the results, implement immediate mitigation measures and…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland" equals CRO name "AN TAISCE - THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND" (CRO 12469) 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.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Lidl Ireland Gmbh

Environment
Intended results

Talks about the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Lidl Ireland Gmbh" equals CRO name "LIDL IRELAND GMBH" (CRO 904141) 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.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose::• Introduction of a min 50% capital grant for development of farmer owned farm scale biogas plants – financed through Infrastructure and Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF) and or/feed in tariff::• Immediate introduction of Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO)::• Introduction…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose that, to encourage farmers to grow protein crops such as peas, beans, lupins and combi-crops, rates up to €600/ha for beans/ peas/lupins should be offered, 50% for combi-crops.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To highlight that this scheme was introduced to promote environmentally sustainable farming methods and significantly reduce nitrogen fertiliser while maintaining forage yields. It has proven particularly popular among farmers.::To propose that this scheme should be extended,…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To emphasise that the Government needs to do more to support farmers on the climate journey.::To highlight that there are lots of targets, reports, projections, documents, conferences etc but no properly-funded plan to support farmers to reduce emissions or even to reduce the…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To discuss the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine's proposals are around protection of peatlands and wetlands and how this may impact farmers.::To call for the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to engage with the new Agriculture Commissioner to get the…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

Acknowledgement of IFAs participation in the Citizen Engagement Working Group (CEWG) for Phase 2 of the Land Use Review.::To highlight that consideration of the many complex and sensitive issues associated with land use transformation depends on the contribution of knowledge,…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose:::• Grant aid from the Climate and Nature fund to be made available from 2026 to all farmers with 70% grant aid for manure/slurry storage facilities.::• Slurry separation equipment grant aided by 70% to assist in reduction of storage capacity requirements on farm.::•…