Overwatch Report

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Request to facilitate use of Leinster House AV room

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Fair Seas Rally for Ireland's Seas outside Leinster House

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Fair Seas organised an event in the AV room to highlight importance of MPAs to all Oireachtas members - including posted invitations (with copy of our Key MPA legislative asks), organising correspondence and follow up emails.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'We invited all Oireachtas members to attend our event in the AV Room to speak about MPAs and the recently published PLS report on the MPA General Scheme'} {'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'We invited all Oireachtas members to attend our event in the AV Room to speak about MPAs and the recently published PLS report on the MPA General Scheme via a posted letter which included a copy of our Key MPA legislative asks.'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Discussion on Zoom communicating Fair Seas campaign objectives and highlighting importance of MPA legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Fair Seas presentation of written and oral information to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the MPA General Scheme, including organising emails, follow up and supplying supplementary evidence to the committee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Asking Neasa Hourigan to submit a parliamentary question on our behalf

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Inviting speakers to our conference in June

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] In person meeting on the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) and Irish marine protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Fair Seas hosted a conference on MPA designation & management and to push for strong and ambitious MPA legislaiton. Minister Noonan and Grace O'Sullivan addressed the audience while others TDs and Senators attended.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Forde', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Fair Seas participated in a community information event in Kerry with Minister Noonan and discussed MPA implementation and the forthcoming legisaltion

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Fair Seas spoke with opposition party leaders about the need for MPAs and the forthcoming MPA legsialtion at an external event in Cork

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', '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': '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)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Online meeting with Chris O'Sullivan to discuss his views and supports for forthcoming MPA legislation.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] In person meeting with Simon Coveny and Cllr Jack White to discuss his views and supports for forthcoming MPA legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Jack White', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] At Social Democrats Summer School - highlight Fair Seas key asks and need for greater marine protection in Irish waters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Nuala Killeen', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Letter sent to all Cabinet Minister informing them of need for strong and ambitious MPA legislation and our key asks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 9 more

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] In-person meeting with local Cllr to discuss potential for Motion for the Ocean at local Government.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Marcia D'Alton", 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Postcards sent to all Kerry County Councillors to ask them to incorporate marine biodiversity protection into the locsl climate action plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Finucane', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Norma Moriarty', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Dan McCarthy', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Patrick Connor-Scarteen', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Johnny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Cahill', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} + 26 more

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Email to McConalogue. Invitation to event and benefits of MPAs

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Fair Seas met with climate and environment spokespeople in Sinn Fein to discuss MPAs.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Letter to every TD and Seanad member stating the importance of progressing the MPA legislation this Oireachtas session

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Welcome back to work letter to all TDs and Senators'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Letter to every Green Party TD and Senator highlighting the opportunity for the Green Party to pass the MPA legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} + 13 more

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Fair Seas presented to the Oireachtas in the Dáil AV room to highlight the need to progress MPA legislation and present results of our online petition

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Inviting them to attend the Fair Seas AV room event'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 12 more

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Letter to the Taoiseach ahead of COP to highlight importance of healthy seas for addressing the climate emergency

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Letter to Ireland's MEPs to encourage them to vote positively for the Nature Restoration Law

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Fair Seas attended the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis as well as the Green Party annual convention to highlight importance of MPA legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 3 more

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Organisation and zoom meeting with Chris O'Sullivan to discuss MPA legislation and to help Fair Seas organise a 2024 AV room briefing

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Meeting with individual TDs regarding MPA legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Collaborating with Cork councillor Marcia D'Alton to progress a motion in the council for healthier seas and ocean stewardship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Marcia D'Alton", 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'}

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