Overwatch Report

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Request for action re very poor quality public consultation by DCCAE

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ross Elwood', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[EU Affairs] Submission on the Future of Europe

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Terry Leyden', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] failure to consult the Irish public re Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Plant

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Brexit Stakeholder Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Submission re New Tyre Regulations to JOC onCommunications, Climate Action and Environment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Terry Leyden', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 3 more

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Follow up on poor response to 2018 Budget Submission with the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Environmental Pillar Meeting with Minister Dennis Naughten

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Mark Griffin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Environmental Pillar Meeting with Minister Humphreys

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Pauric McPhilips', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Niall Ó Donnchú', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Marine] Stakeholder meeting with Minister Creed re the EU Negotiations on the Total Allowable Catch (TAC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Cecil Beamish', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Transport] Environmental Pillar request for a meeting with Minister Ross

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Aisling Dunne', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Seeking an Extension for the RSES Consultations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] EU bioenergy policy: How to avoid losing credibility

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Mark Griffin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Request for a meeting with Minister Josepha Madigan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Continued Cooperation and No Regulatory Divergence re the Environment from Brexit.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Continued Cooperation and No Regulatory Divergence re the Environment from Brexit.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shortall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerry Adams', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Agriculture] Need for an evidence based public debate regarding the future CAP

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Jonathan Hoare', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Áine Kilroy', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Ross Elwood', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Environmental Pillar/Northern Ireland Environmental Link meetings re Brexit and the Environment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Meeting All MEPs', 'role': 'A workshop session in Brussels with Irish and other MEPs.'} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''}

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Environment] Request to set up a Wildlife Crimes Unit within the Garda Siochana

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Environment] Protection of the Birds and Habitats Directives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Environment] Protection of the Birds and Habitats Directives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Environment] • truly sustainable jobs, • end environmental destruction, • support protection of the environment and • make Ireland future-proof.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Environment] Expert Comission on the Long Term Model for Funding Water Services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Environmental Pillar

May–August

[Environment] Amending the Deparmental Alignments and titles as follows: • Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government • Department of Environment, Climate and Natural Heritage • Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Communications, Arts and the Gaeltacht

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht)'}

Environmental Pillar

May–August

[Environment] Taoiseach has decided to deprioritise Environment, Heritage, Energy and Community from the titles of the new Departments

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

May–August

[Trade] CETA and TTIP - Invitation to a Presentation to Oireachtas Members by Professor Gus Van Harten; Osgoode Hall Law School; Canada.June 8th

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

May–August

[Agriculture] The use of Cypermethrin in Forestry

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Environmental Pillar

May–August

[Environment] Ensuring Community Energy projects are able to gain access to the grid.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'}

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Environment] Dail Election Hustings

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Robert Dowds', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Environmental Pillar

May–August

[Agriculture] Climate and Agriculture, Forestry and Peatlands

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brid Cannon', 'role': 'Second Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Environmental Pillar

May–August

[Environment] Meeting with Minister Naughten DCCAE to discuss: 1.Circular Economy & Economic Instruments 2.Energy 3 .Climate Change 4.Transboundary consultation re Nuclear Power plants in the UK – Espoo Convention/Aarhus Convention

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dennis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

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