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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 Lobbying2021-09-10

Lobbying return by Griffith College Dublin

Education and Training
Intended results

To remove international students from the definition of ordinary residents, thereby removing the legal requirement for them to have very expensive private health insurance.

Register of Lobbying2021-09-10

Lobbying return by Cuan Mhuire CLG

Health
Intended results

Funding for treatment facility and programmes.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Cuan Mhuire CLG" equals CRO name "CUAN MHUIRE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 115030) 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 Lobbying2021-06-24

Lobbying return by Renewable Gas Forum-Irish Green Gas Limited

Agriculture
Intended results

Secure Government declared policy support & capital funding from DAFM & DECC, for Project Clover an industry led initiative & collaboration. Ask of Government includes the implementation of Article 23(Renewable Heat Fuel Obligation Scheme), 11% target for biomethane by 2030,…

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Horse Sport Ireland

Agriculture
Intended results

seeking support for the Centre of Excellence project

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.

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Horse Sport Ireland

Agriculture
Intended results

To secure annual funding for Horse Sport Ireland from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

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.

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

To communicate to the Deputy Threshold's assessment of forthcoming legislation

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) 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 Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Hume Brophy

Health
Intended results

Raise awareness of the benefits of ketogenic dietary therapy and, aligned to the National Clinical Programme for Epilepsy 2016, increase the number of ketogenic dietitians available to supervise and prescribe KDT for Irish patients.

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To ensure that the Government honours its commitments in the Programme for Government (PFG).::That the minimum base payment would be €10,000, the rate being proposed is far too low::To highlight that the budget of €10m is insufficient. This proposed new scheme will not deliver…

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Health
Intended results

To acknowledge the commitment by Minister of State Mary Butler to bring forward to Cabinet legislative changes to the Fair Deal Scheme, which will place a three-year cap on farmland under certain circumstances.::To stress the importance of the inclusion of the Nursing Home…

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

That the Minister resolves the ongoing issue of prescribing animal doses as the new EU Veterinary Medicines Regulation comes into force next year.::That there is scope in the Regulation, and in particular in the context of Brexit and the alignment of Northern Ireland and the…

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To invite An Taoiseach to address the AGM::To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine to address the AGM::To invite Ministers of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine to the AGM::Livestock - to highlight that the livestock and suckler sector…

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Heritage
Intended results

To highlight the economic threat certain birds pose to commercial crops and livestock farmers.::That these birds need to be controlled throughout the year.::To maintain the derogation for the control of Wood Pigeons::That Minister Darragh O'Brien does not sign off on the new…

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

To secure additional funding under the FGLS::To point out that at least €160m in long-term growth loans have been drawn down by farmers under the scheme::To highlight that the agri-sector has used up almost all its allocation under the scheme, a maximum of 40% or €200m.

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Trade
Intended results

That the EU Commission addresses the serious contradictions and lack of policy co-ordination under the Green Deal, CAP and trade policies::To highlight why the Mercosur Trade Deal cannot progress and that the existing access granted to beef not produced to our standards,…