Overwatch Report

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Notified Government of the detention of environmental rights activist in Belarus, Ms Sukihy. Sought immediate engagement of Irish authorities to clarify details surrounding her detention and secure her release, noting concerns in relation to the Aarhus Convention and human rights treaties protecting environmental defenders and civil society leaders.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Environment] Climate Dialogue

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Non- Implementation of the Aarhus Convention

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Marine] Seeking a meeting •

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cecil Beamish', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Heritage] Skellig Michael Management Plan.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Need for extension of public consultation for Wylfa B Nuclear Project

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Food] INVITATION TO SPEAK at the Sustainable Food and Agriculture Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Marine] Negotiations on Fisheries Opportunities

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Marine] Negotiations on Fisheries Opportunities

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Trade] CJEU Ruling on CETA

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Trade] Rejection by EU Parl of mandate for new EU / US FTA and request for input on Mercosur FTA

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Liadh Ní Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Kevin Humphreys', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 6 more

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Environment] Tree protection order and planning permissions compliance issues under the Planning and Development Act 2000 as ammended

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Gogarty', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Vicki Casserly', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'William Lavelle', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Ruth Nolan', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} + 5 more

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Trade] Ireland's position on the Paris Agreement & EU US TTIP negotiating mandate at EU Trade Minister's meeting 21st February 2019 - Call for a rejection of the proposed negotiating mandate

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Gerry Adams', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 320 more

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Environment] Extension to trans-boundary consultation on Wylfa

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Environmental Pillar

May–August

[Environment] Briefing on certain concerns re Ireland's position on UK nuclear further to remedial transboundary consultation on Hinkley Point C

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Environmental Pillar

January–April