Overwatch Report

Environmental Pillar

May–August

[Environment] Letter signed by 13 of the members of NESC regrading the absence of a meeting of the NESC for the last 7 months

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

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': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Tom Hayes', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Ann Phelan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} + 267 more

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Meeting between Pillar Reps and Timmy Dooley 28/09/2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Environmental Pillar

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Putting the Environment at the Heart of the Economy- Environmental Pillar Submission for Budget 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Bradford', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Sean D. Barrett', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Terry Brennan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 376 more

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Health impacts of diesel emissions and the rationale for an aggregates levy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Expert Commission on water, call for submissions opened and closed 16/09/2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Meeting with Eamon O'Cuiv TD. Agenda. 1. Changes to the Wildlife Act 2. Promotion of native woodlands in the uplands and commonages 3. Flooding 4. National Planning Framework & Rural sustainability. 5. Community energy 6. Peat a. Power-stations b. SAC’s 7. GM feed and FoodWise 2025 strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] to urge you to ensure that the EMPL Committee requests: • A full opinion on the CETA and • The appointment of a rapporteur who will draft a document examining the impacts of CETA on the areas of concern to the EMPL committee. : • Promote the need for a full debate and vote within the committee on the opinion and recommendation to INTA and the Parliament and • Encourage the EMPL Committee to promote the need for considered debate and reflection within the parliament and the wider

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Suggestions regarding the future of the NESC 17/11/2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Coalition 2030 seeks a meeting to discuss Ireland’s delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Request for a meeting with Minister Ross 1/12/2016. Follow up to other requests

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Marine] Meeting to discuss Total Allowable Catch based on Scientific advice from ICES

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Marine] Follow up lo TACs Meeting 9/12/2016

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Marine] Implementation of the CFP Reforms

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Willie Penrose', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Meeting with Minister Coveney 27/10/2016 re the Water Framework Directive, Housing, the Planning Regulator, Public Participation Networks,

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'David Walsh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] National dialogue on climate change

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 3 more

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Meeting to review the future of the NESC

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Request for a meeting with the Taoiseach re the Sustainable Development Goals, in New York.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Seeking Strong Support for protecting the EU Birds and Habitats Directives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Protecting the Birds and Habitats Directives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Meeting to discuss a range of policy issues. PPNs, SDGs, Climate, Wind Energy Guidelines,and Housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'David Walsh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Agriculture] Climate Change and the sectoral road-map. afforestation, the Water Framework Directive, FoodWise 2025, and Climate Smart Agriculture

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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