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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Sinn Féin

Constituency / panel
Donegal
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
8 current — Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight (Dáil Éireann); Committee on Remit Oversight (Dáil Éireann); …

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 Lobbying2026-09-14

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Marine
Intended results

Aquaculture & Water Quality::To stress that it is important that public discussion around aquaculture and water quality is grounded in evidence. There is often an assumption that aquaculture is primarily a pressure on marine water quality. However, that narrative is incomplete…

Register of Lobbying2026-09-14

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Marine
Intended results

specific eligibility criteria of such a scheme for the specific needs of aquaculture producers and how the basis of fuel consumption will be calculated for aquaculture producers given they are users of both marine diesel for vessels at sea and agri diesel for vehicles on…

Register of Lobbying2026-09-14

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Marine
Intended results

To establish how many aquaculture licence applications are awaiting appropriate assessments at the Marine Institute, and if there is an update on prioritisation to deal with these applications in a timely manner?::The number of aquaculture licence determinations issued by…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Marine
Intended results

To stress that the aquaculture sector fully supports robust environmental assessment, compliance with national & EU legislation, and the protection of our marine environment. What we are seeking is a licensing process that is timely, coherent, properly resourced, and legally…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Marine
Intended results

The number of aquaculture licence determinations issued by the Department in 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown of how many of these were new licence applications or licence renewals.::The reasons for the significantly lower number of aquaculture licence…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-01

Lobbying return by Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

Marine
Intended results

Adaption and advising on the implementation of National and EU of policy in a coherent way in line with best practice - to meet the resilience and sustainability needs of the Fishing Sector::Secure a level playing with other Member States in relation to scientifically advised…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Marine
Intended results

To propose urgent reform and modernisation of the aquaculture licensing system to unlock the full potential of the sector for coastal communities, food security, and sustainable economic growth.::To propose the introduction of a single piece of legislation to replace the current…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-13

Lobbying return by Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

Marine
Intended results

Alignment and coherence of objectives in relation to long term sustainability of the Sector and to exchange perspectives on such matters as the lead up to the December Ag and Fisheries Council - and with special focus on maintaining the Hague Preference Mechanism ::1Level…