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Regulation of Lobbying - Designated Public Officials for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

From: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Published on: 1 May 2020
Last updated on: 7 August 2025

Name	Grade	Area of responsibility	Email address
Martin Heydon	Minister	Minister	Minister@agriculture.gov.ie
Michael Healy-Rae	Minister of State	Forestry, Farm Safety and Horticulture	Minister.HealyRae@agriculture.gov.ie
Noel Grealish	Minister of State	Food Promotion, New Markets, Research and Development	minister.grealish@agriculture.gov.ie
Timmy Dooley	Minister of State	Fisheries and Marine	Minister.Dooley@agriculture.gov.ie
Barry Cassidy	Advisor to Minister Heydon	Advisor	barry.cassidy@agriculture.gov.ie
Brian Purcell	Advisor to Minister Heydon	Advisor	Brian.Purcell@agriculture.gov.ie
Jackie Healy-Rae	Adviser to Minister Healy-Rae	Advisor	Jackie.HealyRae@agriculture.gov.ie
Maria Burke	Adviser to Minister Grealish	Advisor	Maria.Burke@agriculture.gov.ie
Fiona Geoghegan	Adviser to Minister Grealish	Advisor	Fiona.Geoghegan@agriculture.gov.ie
Tom Tynan	Adviser to Minister Dooley	Advisor	Tom.Tynan@agriculture.gov.ie
Sinead McSherry	Assistant Secretary General	Seafood, Marine Engineering & Fishery Harbours, Marine Agencies	Sinead.McSherry@agriculture.gov.ie
June Fanning	Chief Veterinary Officer	Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health & Animal Welfare. One Health, One Welfare	June.Fanning@agriculture.gov.ie
James Choiseul	Director	One Health One Welfare	James.Choiseul@agriculture.gov.ie
Sinead McPhillips	Assistant Secretary General	International Affairs and Rural Development	Sinead.McPhillips@agriculture.gov.ie
Denise M Kennedy	Assistant Secretary General	Corporate Development: HR/Corporate Affairs/ Communications	denisemkennedy@agriculture.gov.ie
Francis Morrin	Assistant Secretary General	Farm Supports: Direct Payments Pillar 1 and Pillar 2	Francis.Morrin@agriculture.gov.ie
Paul Savage	Assistant Secretary General	Rural Development and Forestry	paul.savage@agriculture.gov.ie
Maria Dunne	Assistant Secretary General	AgriFood Sectoral Policy and Strategy Development	Maria.Dunne@agriculture.gov.ie
Gordon Conroy	Assistant Secretary General	Chief Finance Officer: Governance	gordon.conroy@agriculture.gov.ie
Louise McKeever	Assistant Secretary General	CIO - IMT	louise.mckeever@agriculture.gov.ie
Louise Byrne	Director	Food and Feed Safety, Plant Health and Crop Policy	louise.byrne@agriculture.gov.ie
Rob Doyle	Assistant Secretary General	Head of Laboratories One Health	rob.doyle@agriculture.gov.ie
Barry Delany	Director	Forestry	Barry.Delany@agriculture.gov.ie

DAFM Bodies on the Lobbying Register:

• Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board

• An Rialálaí Agraibhia (The Agri-Food Regulator)

• Bord Iascaigh Mhara

• Marine Institute

• Sea Fisheries Protection Authority

• Bord Bia

• National Milk Agency

• Teagasc

• Veterinary Council of Ireland

Regulation of Lobbying - Designated Public Officials for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

DAFM Bodies on the Lobbying Register:

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