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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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To alleviate labour shortages in the horticulture sector.::To highlight the issue of carbon leakage by importing peat from other countries::To call on the Minister to introduce measures to ensure the resumption of the harvesting of horticultural peat immediately.::To call on the…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Farm Succession, Transfer and Partnerships - Rates of Stamp Duty::IFA proposes Agriculture is removed from the commercial definition and revised in line with the residential stamp duty charge of 1%, up to €1m, and 2% thereafter.::Young Trained Farmer Stamp Duty…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To allow sufficient time for the pig farming sector to adapt in workable and economically sustainable manner.::Certain policies need consultations with stakeholders such as the IFA.

Register of Lobbying2021-09-19

Lobbying return by Technological Universities Association

Education and Training
Intended results

Investment in technological higher education sector in Budget 2022::To secure €34.5m investment in Digitalisation & Infrastructure for technological higher education institutions in Budget 2022::To secure €44.6m investment in human capital for technological higher education…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that the report from the Health and Safety Authority on workplace fatalities is a reminder of the dangers of working on farms.::To highlight that 23 people lost their lives on farms in 2020. Of those, 12 were over 65.::To continue to promote best practice to reduce…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Health
Intended results

To encourage a deeper awareness of everyday risks on farms and the practical steps needed to reduce risk.::To focus on how farm families can continually improve their approach to farm safety.::To encourage everybody to seek support and resources to maintain a resilient and…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that the consultation process by the Department of Agriculture on the next CAP provides no opportunity for genuine consultation.::To highlight that the so-called ‘Town Hall' meetings didn't allow farmers ‘to have their voices heard' as the Minister promised. Only…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Farm Schemes - Suckler Cow::IFA proposes Budget 2022 should build on the BDGP and BEEP-S schemes to deliver a targeted direct payment of €300/ cow, financed from a combination of national cofinancing and CAP Pillar II funds. Roll-over of the BDGP in a simplified format for…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-18

Lobbying return by Growing Media Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee

Environment
Intended results

Urgent passage of legislation

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Growing Media Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "GROWING MEDIA IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 613626) 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 Lobbying2021-09-17

Lobbying return by County Kildare LEADER Partnership CLG

Community
Intended results

Advice on the next Rural Development Programme

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "County Kildare LEADER Partnership CLG" equals CRO name "COUNTY KILDARE LEADER PARTNERSHIP COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 450048) 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 Lobbying2021-09-16

Lobbying return by Gibney Communications

Agriculture
Intended results

To encourage politicians to take steps to resolve the issue before it has a negative impact on the Irish horticultural sector.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Gibney Communications" has no legal form. "GIBNEY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 237960) 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.