Overwatch Report

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Heritage] Irish High Crosses

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Development and Zoning] Government amendments to the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'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': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 17 more

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Heritage] Various - heritage protection in Dublin (specifically around Tailors' Hall), Sinn Fein's climate position, prescribed body funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Heritage] Condition of Bishop Berkeley birthplace Dysart Castle, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny

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)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Heritage] Submission on weathering erosion of Irish Crosses National Monuments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Planning

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Climate action

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Anna Conlon', 'role': 'Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Development and Zoning] Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Abstraction bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Aarhus convention

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Forestry map viewer- requesting the inclusion of additional GIS layers on their map viewer

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stiofán Nutty', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] Advancing City and County Waterford as lead European eco tourism and recreational centre

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Walsh', 'role': 'CEO (Waterford City and County Council)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Clean Air

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Budget 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] SI 293 of 2021 and curtailment of public participation in the forestry licencing process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stiofán Nutty', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Development and Zoning] Informational meeting on upcoming planning legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Lough Funshinagh flood works

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eugene Cummins', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Roscommon County Council)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] SI 293 of 2021 and curtailment of public participation in the forestry licencing process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Heritage] Intervening in the sale of Howth Castle and Contents

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] to consider the interaction between the major policy initiatives/ investment plans coming down the tracks - NDP, CAP, carbon budgets, and the strategic rail review

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Objection to seven new fossil-gas-fired power plants in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Heritage] Planning Inconsistencies & Monument Endangerment at Crag, Lahinch, County Clare by a landowner

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Query re progress of NPWS review

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Covid-19 Recovery Investment Choices

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Biodiversity Loss advocacy with Stop Climate Chaos

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] We wrote to the Taoiseach and CC the Minister for the Environment to urge them to advocate for conditionality on the disbursement of recovery funds

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] To urge the minister to call on his colleagues at EU Environment Council meeting for improvements in the European Green Deal in the areas of governance, nature restoration, biodiversity, agriculture, energy and also to ask for concrete measures to be included in the forthcoming EU Climate Law.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Heritage] 4th May fire at Belcamp 18th century house, a Protected Structure

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'AnnMarie Farrelly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Fingal County Council)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Initiatives for border counties, Sliabh Beagh

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Development and Zoning] Complaint re. performance of functions by Galway County Council under Section 255 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). Issue arising from 2015 report on planning functions of six local authorities in regard to Galway County Council decision notification of 14 November 2019 for Planning Ref. 19/667 (by Brackencroft Ltd. for five holiday “pods” at Derrynacleigh).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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