Overview
Lobbying Costs
25,000€ - 49,999€
Financial year: Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers' Association Ltd (ICSA)
EU Transparency Register
711197015348-03 First registered on 19 Dec 2014
Goals / Remit
ICSA is a representative association for cattle and sheep farmers in Ireland and lobbies on issues relevant to them at local, national and EU levels. It is a social partner organisation recognised by the Irish Government. Key concerns include the viability of farmers in cattle and sheep enterprises, the CAP and rural development. It has a national executive of 110 members drawn from county executives and has members in every county in Ireland.
Main EU files targeted
Common Agricultural Policy
Energy Policy
Renewable Energy Directive
Rural Development Policy
Environment Policy
BrexitAddress
Head Office
Gandon Court, 3 Fairgreen
Portlaoise 0
IRELANDEU Office
Gandon Court, 3 Fairgreen
Portlaoise 0
IRELANDWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 5 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 02 Oct 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Sean MCNAMARA 22 Jun 2023 21 Jun 2024 Mr Eddie Punch 31 Jan 2023 30 Jan 2024 Mr Dermot KELLEHER 08 Dec 2022 07 Dec 2023 Mr Patrick Kent 26 Mar 2019 26 Mar 2020 Ms Laura Starnes 26 Mar 2019 26 Mar 2020 Mr Edmund GRAHAM 26 Mar 2019 26 Mar 2020 Mr Eddie Punch 23 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Ms Neassa FITZGIBBON 23 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Mr Edmund GRAHAM 21 Apr 2018 26 Mar 2019 Mr Eddie Punch 18 Apr 2018 23 Mar 2019 Mr Patrick Kent 18 Apr 2018 26 Mar 2019 Ms Laura Starnes 18 Apr 2018 26 Mar 2019 Mr Eddie Punch 20 Mar 2017 17 Mar 2018 Mr Patrick Kent 20 Mar 2017 17 Mar 2018 Ms Laura Starnes 20 Mar 2017 17 Mar 2018 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Fairness for Farmers in Europe
Farm EuropeMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
25,000€ - 49,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
25,000€ - 49,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy
Exhibited aspects of Irish agriculture in Eu Parliament in Brussels during the Irish presidency of the EU
Working to communicate impact of Brexit on Irish agriculture
Meetings
Meetings
3 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 19 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject Cap reform Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Sep 2018 Location Ireland Subject Agri Issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 18 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Ireland Rural development programme. LPIS Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
- Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)