Overwatch Report

Coalition 2030

May–August

[Environment] This was a request to Dublin City Councillors to table a motion to the Manager's Report for the Dublin City Development Plan, and that if the motions are tabled, to support them. The motions pertained to incorporating the SDGs into the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Daryl Barron', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Racheal Batten', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Tom Brabazon', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Keith Connolly', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Conroy', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Daithí De Róiste', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 54 more

Coalition 2030

May–August

[Environment] An email was sent to a number of TDs and senators who expressed had previously expressed a commitment to the achievement of the SDGs. We alerted them to our analysis of what a strong and robust National Implementation Plan for the SDGs should include.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coalition 2030

May–August

[Food] Highlighting Food Poverty Working Group and requirements in order to achieve SDG 2, Zero Hunger

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coalition 2030

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Letter to Simon Coveney regarding the protection of Palestinian civil society in light of attacks on multiple civil society organisations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Coalition 2030

May–August

[Environment] Seeking meeting re next National Implementation Plan for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Coalition 2030

September–December

[Environment] Coalition 2030 letter to Minister Eamon Ryan requesting an all-of-Government launch of the second National Implementation Plan for the SDGs

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Coalition 2030

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] We requested that Budget 2023 adequately resources the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), that Budget 2023 must accelerate commitment to Agenda 2030 and that it should reach the furthest behind first.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coalition 2030

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] We met Deputy Mairéad Farrell to discuss Budgeting for the SDGs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coalition 2030

September–December

[Environment] We attended a number of political conferences or Ard Fheiseann: Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, Fine Gael and the Green Party.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)'} + 22 more

Coalition 2030

January–April

[Environment] Work Programme of Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coalition 2030

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] ESB at meeting at Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Coalition 2030

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Improved public consultation on UN UPR process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Coalition 2030

January–April

[Environment] Meeting to raise joint statement re Just Recovery from Covid-19

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)'}

Coalition 2030

January–April

[Environment] SDG Implementation Plan

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)'}

Coalition 2030

May–August

[Environment] Coalition 2030's conference on the SDGs

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Coalition 2030

January–April

[EU Affairs] SDGs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Coalition 2030

January–April

[Community] Open Letter Coalition 2030 Manifesto 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Cecil Beamish', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Coalition 2030

May–August

[Environment] Sustainable Development Goals in the programme for government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 15 more

Coalition 2030

September–December

[Environment] Sustainable Development Goals in Work Programme of Oireachtas Committees

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Kehoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Coalition 2030

September–December

[Environment] Oireachtas Committee on Children, Disability, Equality & Integration - SDGs recommendations for Minister meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Coalition 2030

September–December

[Environment] Submission to Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action on Sustainable Development in Climate Bill 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Coalition 2030

September–December

[Environment] Government Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Coalition 2030

May–August

[Communications] The Green Party's position on the Sustainable Development Goals & Ireland's commitments under Agenda 2030

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coalition 2030

May–August

[Communications] SDG 4 Quality Education. SDG 8. Decent Work & Economic Growth. SDG 10. Reduced Inequalities. SDG 13. Climate Action SDG 17. Partnership for the Goals

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Coalition 2030

September–December

[Environment] Open letter to government representatives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coalition 2030

May–August

[Community] Meeting at the HLPF on the SDGs to discuss the Voluntary National Report to be delivered by Minister Naughten

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Presentation Interprovincial Justice Desk

September–December

[Communications] Lobbying on the issue of Climate Change and the SDGs as part of Coalition 2030

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Coalition 2030

September–December

[Environment] Invitation to all Oireachtas members to launch of the Coalition2030 Shadow report on Ireland's progress against the Sustainable Development Goals.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Phone call All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Development Education Association

January–April

[Environment] Coalition 2030

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Coalition 2030

May–August

[Environment] We urge you Taoiseach to put in place a structure that will survive the changes of Government and Ministers that inevitably occur in our democracy, and one that will ensure that your Office and Department take overall responsibility for ensuring that Ireland delivers in full on its promises regarding the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

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