Overwatch Report

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Heritage] North Main Street, Cork

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Heritage] Brewery demolition, Clonakilty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Urban tress

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] Mercosur trade deal

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] The climate change problems of Biofuels

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Discussing support of Brid Smith's Climate Emergency Bill debate

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Heritage] Preserving the remnants of the Bronze age oak-build roadway in Mayne

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Heritage] Situation of Recorded Monument No. DU 011 – 104 at Skidoo in north County Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Heritage] Situation of Recorded Monument No. DU 011 – 104 at Skidoo in north County Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Minister Naughten attended IBAL Results

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Environment] National Spring Clean Launch Photo Call

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] Wrote to Ministers Creed and Bernard Durkan TD about their statements claiming that agricultural emissions were decoupled

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] MIchael English attended Green Schools Awards

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Minister Eoghan Murphy attended Blue Flag Awards,

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Minister of State, Brendan Griffin attended DTTAS, Globe International Meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Minister of State, Damien English attended Green Flag for Parks Awards

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Ministers Damien English and Michael Ring attended Green Flag for Parks awards

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] November 23rd 2018 - Minister Damien English attended Clean Coasts Awards, Cork

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] November 29th 2018 – Minister Sean Canney attended Climate Hero Awards, Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] 20th September: Pre COP24 Briefing to Lynn Boylan MEP

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] December 18th 2018 - Minister Damien English, Green-Schools School Visit, Kanturk Co. Cork

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] 2nd November: Various informal meetings with Deputy Thomas Pringle (in Rome)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] 12th December: COP24 Civil Society group meeting with Minister Richard Bruton (in Katowice)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Environment] SCC lobby day in Buswells on 5th December An Taisce lobbyied + Seamus Healy, TD + Declan Breathnach, TD + Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy, TD + John Brasil, TD + Denis Naughten TD + Michael Healy Rae TD + Sen Grace O'Sullivan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Séamus Healy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Declan Breathnach', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marcella Corcoran Kennedy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brassil', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

September–December

[Local Government] Wrote to Mr. Kevin Stewart, Director Services Meath Co. Co. re Spicer’s Bakery Site, Athlumney Road , Navan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin Stewart', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Meath County Council)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Heritage] An 'Uplift' campaign to get the public to ask Minister Humphreys "We ask you to reconsider your proposal to change the Wildlife Act to allow for the burning of vegetation in March and the cutting of hedgerows in August and establish proper hedgerow and upland management regimes that works for farming, road safety and wildlife."

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Used Uplift (https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/no-to-more-slash-and-burn) to ask people to email Minister Humphreys and ask her "We ask you to reconsider your proposal to change the Wildlife Act to allow for the burning of vegetation in March and the cutting of hedgerows in August and establish proper hedgerow and upland management regimes that works for farming, road safety and wildlife."'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Campaign to ask Minister Humphreys and Senators "We ask you to reconsider the proposal to change the Wildlife Act to allow for the burning of vegetation in March and the cutting of hedgerows in August and establish proper hedgerow and upland management regimes that works for farming, road safety and wildlife."

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Social Media All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Marine] ‘Maintain ban on harmful subsidies – Vote 22 March Management of the fishing fleets in the outermost regions 2016/2016(INI)’

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Liadh Ní Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 4 more

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Query to Ministers Naughten & Humphreys on European Commission’s Action Plan for Nature, People and the Economy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Heritage] Letter to Heather Humphreys re Preservation of Trackway on Mayne Bog Co Westmeath

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

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