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Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Transport] Climate and Health Alliance Active Travel paper

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jen Cummins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Transport] Funding ratio on public transport and road maintenance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Raise awareness of the health impact of climate change.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Prioritising sustainable heating systems in housing upgrades.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email letter to every county and city councillor.'}

Irish Cancer Society

January–April

[Environment] Climate and Health Alliance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email letter to every county and city Councillor.\n\nCo-signed as members of the Climate and Health Alliance.'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Meeting to discuss the Climate and Health Alliance priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Environment] Climate and Health Alliance priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Transport] Launch of the Climate and Health Alliance Active Travel report.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email invitation to all members of the Oireachtas to attend the launch of the report.'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Invitation to relevant city councillors.'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Hanlon", 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Paddy Mahon', 'role': 'CEO (Longford County Council)'} {'name': 'Feljin Jose', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 18 more

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Transport] Active Travel and Greenways

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Imelda Goldsboro', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Grace Boland', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Duffy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 8 more

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Circulation of the Climate and Health Alliance General Election manifesto to political parties

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGahon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 3 more

Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

May–August

[Health] RCPI is a member of the Climate and Health Alliance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Transport] Dublin City Transport Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'All Dublin City Council Councillors.'} {'name': 'Richard Shakespeare', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Climate and Health Alliance-commissioned ESRI report on the health impact of climate change in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 19 more

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Dublin City Transport Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Environment] Climate and Health Alliance Programme for Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 14 more

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Presentation of Sustainable Diets report to the Minister for the Environment, with an invitation to attend the conference launching the report

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)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Invitation to Minister Pippa Hackett, Oireachtas members, and Councillors to attend a conference on Sustainable Diets

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email invitation to all members of the Oireachtas to attend the conference on Sustainable Diets, with a follow-up email to those who registered to attend the conference.'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email invitation to the Councillors of the following County and City Councils to attend the conference on Sustainable Diets, with a follow-up email to those who registered to attend the conference.\no\tDublin City Council\no\tFingal County Council\no\tSouth Dublin County Council\no\tDun Laoighaire County Council\no\tCork City Council\no\tCork County Council\no\tLouth County Council\no\tGalway City Council\no\tGalway County Council\no\tLimerick City and County council\no\tWaterford City and County council'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Launch of the Climate and Health Alliances' Fixing Food Together Report at its Sustainable Diets Conference in Dublin in May 2023.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Mass email invitation to all Oireachtas members, followed by a second mass email circulating the Fixing Food Together Report.'} {'name': 'Email All Local Authority Members', 'role': 'Mass email invitation to all councillors from from Dublin City Council; Fingal County Council; South Dublin County Council; Dun Laoighaire County Council; Cork City County Council; Cork County Council; Louth County County Council; Galway City County Council; Galway County Council; Limerick City and County Council, and Waterford City and County Council. Followed by a second email circulating the Fixing Food Together Report.'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Ruairí Ó Murchú', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 29 more

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Environment] Lobbying for the amendment of legislation to ensure that the Climate Change Advisory Council can appoint an expert in public health to its membership.

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)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Environment] Climate and Health Alliance advocating for an appearance before the Joint Committee on Health to present the organisations' Fixing Food Together report.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

September–December

[Environment] Campaigning for the adoption World Health Organization (WHO) targets for air quality guidelines at EU level, to be achieved by 2030.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Met with Deputy Jennifer Whitmore TD to discuss how the Climate and Health Alliance could support the deputy's private members bill - Protection of Children’s Health (Idling of Mechanically Propelled Vehicles in Vicinity of Schools) Bill 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Sent email letter to Minister Eamon Ryan requesting that his department part-fund, up to 50%, the ESRI report that the CHA will be commissioning examining the health costs of climate change in Ireland, as well as set out the health co-benefits of the main mitigation measures set out in the Climate Action Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Email to Paul Kenny, special adviser to Minister Eamon Ryan, seeking if he could recommend any individual with expertise in agri-nutrition that could assist the Climate and Health Alliance in its work.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Issued letter to Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Tainaiste Leo Varadkar, and Minister of the Environment Eamon Ryan urging the government to support the passing of Deputy Jennifer Whitmore's Private Member bill - Protection of Children’s Health (Idling of Mechanically Propelled Vehicles in Vicinity of Schools) Bill 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Wrote to all TDs and Senators urging them to support the passing of the Solid Fuel Regulations, with an accompany brief attached documenting the health impact of air pollution

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Issued email letter to all TDs in the Oireachtas'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Issued email letter to all Senators'}

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Contacted Paul Kenny, special adviser to Eamon Ryan, to discuss status of the Solid Fuel Regulations and how the Climate and Health Alliance could assist in promoting the health benefits of the regulations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Emails exchanged with Paul Murphy TD to discuss Parliamentary Question that Deputy Murphy submitted on behalf of the Climate and Health Alliance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Dialogue with Paul Kenny, special adviser to Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan, seeking departmental part-funding for an ESRI report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Climate and Health Alliance

May–August

[Environment] Dialogue with Paul Kenny, special adviser to Minister Eamon Ryan, about the passing and stages of the Solid Fuel Regulations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

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