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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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Action to offset escalating operating costs for hospitality businesses::A reduction in the rate of VAT for hospitality food services::Additional supports for employees on off-the-job training schemes::Measures to tackle the cost of insurance for tourism and hospitality…

Register of Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Agricultural Consultants Association - ACA

Agriculture
Intended results

Discuss general agri policy but seek support for the ACA Organic, ACRES and Nitrates/Agri Environment programmes as submitted to government.

Register of Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Food
Intended results

Ensure awareness of food industry priorities on manufacturing policy relating in particular to three major challenges - the cost of labour, the cost of materials and the regulatory environment

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Food
Intended results

Ensure awareness of food industry priorities related to competitiveness, energy costs, innovation, EU Single Market, international markets, food waste, nitrates derogation, Agri-food Regulator powers, labour and the Experience Economy.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Food
Intended results

Ensure understanding of the contribution of the food and drink industry to achieving the relevant goals of Food Vision 2030

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Agriculture
Intended results

To ensure Government understanding of current challenges facing meat sector, including Mercosur, declining suckler and sheep herds, water quality improvement, securing work permits, competitiveness

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To ensure the support of Oireachtas members for Technology Ireland's policy priorities in relation to such matters as regulatory stability and coherence, digital entrepreneurship, talent & skills for the tech sector's future employment pipeline and the appointment of a Minister…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Food
Intended results

Communicate the impact of US tariffs on the wider Irish drinks industry and need for co-ordination between Ireland / EU

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Agriculture
Intended results

Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments with regards to sustainability within the dairy sector

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To highlight the consequences of proposed EU-US Trade Tariffs on the Irish Whiskey Sector

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd" equals CRO name "PINNACLE PUBLIC AFFAIRS LIMITED" (CRO 679235) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Communicate shared priorities to Department of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine for Programme for Government in relation to export market development, free movement of goods. Food Vision 20230 and Agri-Food regulator

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by CUMANN LEABHARLANN NA H-EIREANN. (THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND)

Education and Training
Intended results

The expansion of the JCSP Library Project to be included in the Programme for Government. To request that initial expansion should be to at least 20 new school libraries with a longer-term goal of all DEIS secondary schools benefiting from a school library. The expansion of the…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "CUMANN LEABHARLANN NA H-EIREANN. (THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND)" has no legal form. "CUMANN LEABHARLANN NA H-EIREANN. (THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 14200) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Meeting to ensure understanding of need to be prepared for potential trade shocks

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2025-05-20

Lobbying return by Horse Sport Ireland

Agriculture
Intended results

Invitation to meeting Minister to launch Breeding Grant 2025 and open breeding schemes application process for 2025::Highlight to the Minister the need for additional funding for breeds & producers to support the growth in uptake to schemes administered by HSI for DAFM

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Horse Sport Ireland" equals CRO name "HORSE SPORT IRELAND" (CRO 432092) 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.