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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 Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that pig farmers are currently experiencing immense pressure. That the previous week there was a 4c/kg drop in the pig price paid to farmers, leaving the average pig price back to just over €2.00/kg.::To highlight that pig farmers acknowledge the support from…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight the role of Women in Agriculture, women in farming and to discuss the challenges and opportunities::To highlight the importance of extending 10 year Ownership and Usage Period for Capital Gains Tax Retirement Relief to Spouse for Lifetime Transfers.::To discuss…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To brief Members of the Oireachtas on the Nitrates Derogation::Member States must apply to the European Commission every four years to be granted a nitrates derogation. Strict criteria must be met in order to get a derogation. Member states must demonstrate that the higher…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that it is a critical time for the sheep sector, with falling prices and rising costs placing huge pressure on farmers::To highlight the challenges facing sheep farmers with factory prices running at €1/kg behind last year's levels, and with no reduction in…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

Highlight the fact that Macra is very concerned that the current proposal will severely impact crop yields and contribute to food price inflation in the long term. The Sustainable Use of Pesticide Regulation raises a number of questions, comments and observations that young…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

Highlight Macra's position that involving a private investment fund is not the correct approach for the expansion of forestry in Ireland and will have a negative impact on generational renewal and access to land for young farmers.

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Environment
Intended results

Highlight that a reduction in livestock levels of 30% and the re-wetting of 90% of reclaimed land in order to meet climate targets as suggested in the report will remove at least 20% of the state’s land mass out of food production and reduce our capacity as a nation to produce…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

Under the last CAP construction costs were eligible for new milking parlours for those qualifying as part of the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme however, the new scheme does not to cover this cost for young farmers. The intended result was to get the decision changed.…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

Macra consider this unfair and discriminatory. Asked for support to remove the inclusion of previous investment in robotic milking equipment as a means of excluding farmers under TAMS 3.

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

Emphasise that this will reduce the stock of land available for farmers who wish to rear breeding animals and further increase the price of land paid for lease and sale. this will undoubtedly reduce the stock of land available for farmers who wish to rear breeding animals, it…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Rare Diseases Ireland

Health
Intended results

PQs to Minister to seek commitment to deliver of prog for government promise to support genetic services for people living with rare diseases.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Rare Diseases Ireland" equals CRO name "RARE DISEASES IRELAND" (CRO 140743) 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 Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To ensure that, as set out in Food Vision 2030, there must be a balance between environmental, economic and social sustainability.::To ensure that rigorous assessments of all EU and national policy proposals are required to understand their impact on farm viability, the rural…