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Irish Fish Producers Organisation Limited (IFPO)

Company · Agriculture & food · HQ: Ireland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Irish Fish Producers Organisation Limited (IFPO) appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

14
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€25k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The IFPO is a Producer Organisation The Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation is a national body representing owners of commercial sea-fishing vessels of all sizes. It was established at the instigation, and with the support, of the EU as part of the organisational structure necessary for the operation of the Common Fisheries Policy.”

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“Formed in 1975, it is the longest-established fish producers’ organisation in the State. It’s membership is made of fishers who are based coast-wide. The Organisation is concerned with the management of member’s fishing activities, both catching and marketing, with a view to making the best use of the available fish stocks and optimising returns. The IFPO represents those engaged in Pelagic, Whitefish, Shellfish and Inshore sectors. We have specific responsibilities under various EU Regulations. We maintain a watching brief on developments impacting on members’ commercial activities and contribute to the formation of the fisheries policy through various Go […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 14 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party964%
Renew Europe429%
The Left17%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
1
2023
3
2024
4
2025
5
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Maria Walsh
5 meetings · EPP
Nina Carberry
2 meetings · EPP
Ciaran Mullooly
2 meetings · Renew
Seán Kelly
2 meetings · EPP
Luke Ming Flanagan
1 meeting · The Left

The 14 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
4 Nov 2026Seán KellyCommon Fisheries Policy
3 Sep 2025Ciaran MulloolyFisheries
2 Sep 2025Cynthia Ní MhurchúFishing Rights
4 Jun 2025Maria WalshCommon Fisheries Policy
6 Feb 2025Maria WalshEU-Norway Agreement
6 Feb 2025Nina CarberryChallenges Irish Fisheries Sector
1 Oct 2024Maria WalshFishing Policy
1 Oct 2024Ciaran MulloolyMultiple issues
1 Oct 2024Michael McNamaraIrish and EU fishing
1 Oct 2024Nina CarberryIrish Seafood Priorities
2 Feb 2023Maria WalshEU/Norway Agreement
2 Feb 2023Seán KellyEU-Norway blue whiting negotiations
2 Feb 2023Luke Ming FlanaganAccess to Irish fishing grounds in return for blue whiting for fishermen
28 Apr 2022Maria WalshCommon Fisheries Policy & Brexit

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