Overwatch Report

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Simon Harris re Pfg negotiations and MPAs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Micheal Martin re Programme for Government negotiations and Marine Protected Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Minister Helen McEntee re Programme for Government negotiations and Marine Protected Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Minister Carroll McNeil re Programme for Government negotiations and Marine Protected Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Martin Heydon TD re Programme for Government negotiations and Marine protected Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Barry Ward TD re Programme for Government negotiations and Marine Protected Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Senator Malcolm Noonan and follow up meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to and opportunistic meeting with Minister Timmy Dooley

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] invitation to Fair Seas screening of film event in Kilmore Quay

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Christopher O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Discussions of Programme for Government negotiations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Introduce Fair Seas and Marine Protected Area legislation issue

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Tagging DPOs on Twitter - raising awareness levels of MPA process in Ireland and Europe

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Continuation of Fair Seas online petition calling on Government to publish MPA Bill as soon as possible without further delay

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Phone call with Jennifer Whitmore to discuss MPA Bill progress as a new Oirechtas committee member

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Two spearate conversations with Deputy Daly on MPA legislation, government progress and potential next steps from opposition to try and advance MPAs in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Letters to Minister Darragh O'Brien and Timmy Dooley post European Maritime Day meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] AV room presentation slides shared with Pat the Cope Gallagher and Conor McGuinness upon their request

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat the Cope Gallagher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Letters to Malcolm Byrne, Jennifer Whitmore requestings to speak at Climate Oireachtas Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Invitation to all Oireachtas members to attend Fair Seas AV room presentation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Meetings with opposition political parties regarding marine protected area legislation progress

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Ciaran Ahern to place PQ

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Invitations to Minister O'Sullivan and Browne to a Fair Seas event in Wexford

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Invitation to Conor McGuiness to attend fair Seas event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Tagging DPOs on Twitter - raising awareness levels of MPA process in Ireland and Europe

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Christopher O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Av room presentation to Oireachtas members in attendance about marine protected area legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pat the Cope Gallagher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] European Maritime Day and Wind Energy Ireland conference meetings with Minister O'Brien, Minister Dooley and Micheál Martin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Continuation of Fair Seas online petition calling on Government to publish Marine Protected Area legislation as soon as possible without further delay

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Engagement with Jennifer Whitmore to enquire about MPA legislation and submit Parliamentary questions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Letters and follow up meetings with relevant Ministers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Multiple engagements with Commissioner McGrath and several MEPs whilst Fair Seas were in Brussels on the topic of Marine Protected Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

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