Lobbying return by Link Consulting
TransportIntended results
To emphasise the devastating effect the changes to legislation will have on rural Ireland
Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
Martin Heydon
- Constituency / panel
- Kildare South
- Membership
- 2024-11-29 → current
- Office
- Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2025-01-23 → current)
- 6
- Declared items
- 0
- CRO-matched interests
- 0
- Awards to declared companies
- 2526
- Lobbying returns
- 7
- SIPO donation records
- 91%
- Vote participation
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
383 of 422 divisions
Check it yourself
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SIPO donation reports 7
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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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Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
FinanceIntended results
Competitiveness::Competitiveness - Low Cost Loans - Government funding is required in Budget 2018 to support the competiveness of farming enterprises and other SMEs through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm…
Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
FinanceIntended results
Income Volatility::Income Volatility - Extending Income Averaging to Farmer/Spouse with Additional Self-Employment - that qualification for income averaging on farming profits should be extended where the spouse and/or farmer has a fully separable source of self-employed…
Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
HeritageIntended results
That the Government would prioritise the Heritage Bill 2016 and ensure its passing through the Houses of the Oireachtas
Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
AgricultureIntended results
Remove restrictions on planting productive marginal land::Reintroduce farmer forest premium payment differential::Compensate farmers appropriately for all land they are obliged to set aside for environmental enhancement::Reduce red tape in the forest Road Scheme::Providing…
Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
Justice and EqualityIntended results
To highlight the areas of concern to farming and rural communities as follows:::- Confronting Crime::- Community Policing and Public Safety::- Policing of roads::- Organisational development and capacity improvement
Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
EnvironmentIntended results
To demonstrate that the recommendations have missed an opportunity to finally address the inflexibility of farming by date when it comes to the spreading of organic manures.::To demonstrate that the proposal to restrict livestock access to waters and require water flow…
Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
TransportIntended results
To bring to the Minister's attention that there was no engagement with stakeholders ahead of signing in the S.I.::That in the Minister's letter of 10th March 2017 the Minister confirmed that the roadworthiness testing requirement 'will only apply to T5 tractors used…
Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
AgricultureIntended results
To explain IFA Policy on all areas of concern to farmers::To lobbying all Designate Public Officials (DPOs) who visited the stand
Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
Banking and Financial InstitutionsIntended results
That farmers would have access to credit at a competitive rate::To secure Government funding to support the competitiveness of farming enterprises through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm investment
Lobbying return by Pfizer
HealthIntended results
Highlight the needs of patients with metatastic breast cancer including the need for new and better treatments.
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Pfizer" has no legal form. "PFIZER LIMITED" (CRO 900988) 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.
Lobbying return by The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd
AgricultureIntended results
Called for the introduction for specific support measures needed to help the agri-food overcome the challenges posed by Brexit.
Lobbying return by The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd
AgricultureIntended results
Provided information on ICOS's promised measures for the 2018 National Budget, specifically regarding farmer incoming stabilisation measures and measures to prepare the sector for the implications of Brexit.
Lobbying return by Irish Tax Institute
TaxationIntended results
Raising awareness of how Ireland's current tax policy impacts taxpayers and the economy and how it could be altered in Budget 2018 (issues such as CGT, personal tax, entrepreneurs relief, share options regime)
Lobbying return by Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA)
HealthIntended results
Amendments to Structural Separation Section of Bill