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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 Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

• With the possibility of increased orientation toward performance-based payments in the next CAP, below are some lessons from the current CAP for consideration::• Simplify performance-based payments. Alleviate the burden of proof/verification required to receive payments by…

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

Finance
Intended results

Direct Supports for Farmers::To propose that Government remove the ceilings in the On-Farm Market Valuation Scheme to provide all farmers with the opportunity to receive the market value of animals removed from their farms as TB reactors. The inclusion of this arbitrary ceiling…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Tillage Support Payment::To propose that a support payment of €250/ha must be announced in Budget 2026 for all cereal and oilseed rape crops grown for harvest in 2025.::Tillage Expansion and Sustainability Scheme (TESS)::To propose that the TESS Scheme is to incorporate €400/ha…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Broiler-Specific Flat Rate Addition VAT Rate::To propose the introduction of a poultry broiler-specific FRA VAT rate.::To propose that broiler farming should be included in the Teagasc National Farm Survey, providing data to the CSO to calculate the broiler poultry specific…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose that the Minster for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine establishes a support mechanism for the Irish Aquaculture sector to address current biological, economic and market challenges.::To propose that adequate funding and resources be made available to ensure tertiary…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose that full consideration is given to the IFA submission proposing that 15% of all prize money in horse competitions and racing go directly to horse breeders.::To propose that DAFM takes control of administering a complete Horse Identification & Movement system (HIMs)…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose that a sustainable budget of €389m must be provided for the LEADER Programme 2023-2027 to drive ‘bottom up, community-led' investment to create and sustain employment in rural Ireland, provide funding in the rural environment and support climate change mitigation…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Food
Intended results

To meet with the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to discuss the difficulties experienced by An Rialálai Agraibhia in voluntarily obtaining price and market information direct from suppliers that was not otherwise in the public domain from a number of…

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 Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To meet with the Tánaiste, Simon Harris and the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine Martin Heydon to discuss farming priorities for the medium and long-term.::To discuss key issues that confront farmers at the moment.::To highlight the importance of the Nitrates…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA)

Housing
Intended results

To ensure an understanding of IPOA perspectives on proposal for reform to the rental market regulatory environment.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Sports and Recreation
Intended results

To discuss the challenges facing the sports sector with members of the Oireachtas and to explore policy solutions.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Hanover Media Strategy Limited" equals CRO name "HANOVER MEDIA STRATEGY LIMITED" (CRO 596029) 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.