Overwatch Report

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'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)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Continuation of Fair Seas online petition calling on Government to publish Marine Protected Area Bill 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] Fair Seas invite to all MEPs for Fair Seas Brussels Ocean protection event as gaeilge

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': "Invite to all Ireland's MEPs to Fair Seas event in Brussels"}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Meeting with individual TDs regarding MPA legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Haughey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Information request on Council position on Article 14a of the NRL (fisheries management measures) and reiterating it's importance to management of MPAs and the new legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Information request on attendance at Fisheries Action Plan group and it's importance for management of MPA's. Information on the status of EU Biodiversity pledge and the target of 10% SP MPAs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Meeting with individual TDs regarding MPA legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Haughey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Email all TDs and Senators to encourage them to do all they can to progress MPA legislation in the new legislative period

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Fair Seas attended theFine Gael, Labour and Green Party Ard Fheiseanna and annual convention in Spring 2024 to highlight importance of MPA legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rebecca Moynihan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Elaine McGinty', 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 2 more

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Invitation to Mayor of Donegal to attend Fair Seas community event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin Bradley', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Conversations to organise sponsor for Fair Seas Oireachtas briefing in the Dáil AV room

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Conversations with TDs to submit PQs about the MPA legislation timeframes

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to all MEPs encouraging them to support the Nature Retsoration Law

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''}

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 (running from September 2023 to April 2024)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Enquiring about the legislative timeframes of the MPA Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', '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 Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Individual letters from Fair Seas to specific politicians highlighting the importance of passing the MPA legislation as soon as possible and to ask for follow up meetings.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Fair Seas manifesto suggestions sent to representatives in the main political parties

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[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 Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Fair Seas launched an Email Your Ministers online tool to facilitate the public to enquire about the Marine Protected Area legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Correspondence to ask whether Christopher O'Sullivan would sponsor a Fair Seas AV room briefing in the Dáil when the Marine Protected Area Bill is published

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", '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': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Conversations in-person (Marine National Park launch in Dingle, and at Leinster House) and emails with Minister Noonan about the porgress of the Marine Protected Areas Bill and the reasons for delays

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Conversations with Jennifer Whitmore about the Marine Protected Area Bill and sending hard copy of our Revitalising Our Seas report

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Engagement with all main politicial parties on the drafting of their general election manifestos

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGahon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Fair Seas election manifesto sent to relevant personnel across all main political parties

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGahon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Letter to party leaders and government formation negotiators regarding the importance of the Marine Protected Area Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} + 7 more

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[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 Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Request to submit PQ

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Request to receive letters from schoolchildren as part of demonstration outside Dáil Eireann

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

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