Overwatch Report

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Environment] Climate and Health Alliance attended a meeting of NGOs and civil-society bodies hosted by Deputy Patrick Costello regarding the supreme court ruling over the CETA (Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement) deal between the European Union and Canada. The meeting was attended by Deputy Neasa Hourigan and representatives for Senator Alice Mary Higgins

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Meeting with Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan and his special advisor to discuss the six key principles of a Just Recovery. Meeting was in partnership with several other civic and environmental NGO's.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Email letter to the Minister for Climate Action and the Environment Eamon Ryan expressing concerns to the upcoming ratification of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, more commonly referred to as CETA.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Email and meeting with Deputy Patrick Costello to arrange a meeting and discuss his work as a Councillor on monitoring air pollution outside schools.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Submission of Parliamentary Question through Deputy Patrick Costello's office intended for the Minister of Finance. Question was in relation to estimated revenue raised if the Carbon tax was increased.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Email to Adam Ladd, personal assistant to Patrick Costello TD inquiring over air pollution monitor kits

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Seeking a meeting with Minister Eamon Ryan to discuss how the Climate and Health Alliance could support the Minister and his department in achieving their environmental goals.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Seeking a meeting with Dublin Chief Executive Owen Keegan to discuss how the Climate and Health Alliance could support the council's objective of increasing active travel (walking and cycling) infrastructure.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Owen Keegan', 'role': 'CEO (Dublin City Council)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Meeting and emails with Robert Burns of DLRCC to discuss how the Climate and Health Alliance could assist DLRCC in boosting active travel and reducing vehicle idling

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Burns', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Environment] Series of emails with Minister Eamon Ryan's office to arrange a meeting with the minister to discuss a number of environmental health issues

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Environment] Meeting held between the Climate and Health Alliance and Minister Eamon Ryan and his adviser discussing a series of environmental health concerns and the need to accelerate and implement stronger climate action measures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Environment] Series of emails with Deputy Jennifer Whitmore to set up a meeting to discuss her private members bill - Protection of Children’s Health (Idling of Mechanically Propelled Vehicles in Vicinity of Schools) Bill 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Environment] Email letter to Minister Eamon Ryan to follow up on items discussed at meeting held between the Minister, his special adviser and the Climate and Health Alliance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Irish Heart Foundation

September–December

[Environment] Meeting held between the Climate and Health Alliance, of which the Irish Heart Foundation is a member of, and Minister Eamon Ryan and his adviser discussing a series of environmental health concerns and the need to accelerate and implement stronger climate action measures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Statement to parties in government negotiation advocating measures that can simultaneously address climate change and deliver multiple public health benefits

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 19 more

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Email to parties in government negotiation, responding to the planned programme for government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 17 more

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Environment] Communicating to the Minister of Climate Action Eamon Ryan, advocating that the appointment of future members of the Climate Change Advisory Council should include public health professionals and individuals with expertise on environmental health.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Environment] Advocating to members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action and the Minister of Climate Action to address concerns and loopholes in the Climate (Amendment) Bill, and advocating for the appointment of public health professionals to the soon to be established new Climate Change Advisory Council

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGahon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

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