Overwatch Report

Coillte CGA

January–April

[Agriculture] Correspondence / engagements with Ministers and officials in respect of the Draft Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Coillte CGA

January–April

[Transport] Seeking temporary derogation of EU Cabotage rules

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Delany', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Coillte CGA

January–April

[Agriculture] To brief the Minister and his officials on Coillte’s strategic vision and its strategy in action, delivering forests for climate, nature, wood and people and its commercial remit. Storm Éowyn was discussed including progress to date on Coillte’s storm response plan, the estimated financial impact of the storm. Coillte requested the Department to consider a reconstitution grant for its farm partners given the impact of Storm Éowyn.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jackie Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Community] Brief Minister Calleary on the Coillte Strategy and the impact of Storm Éowyn on recreational funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Darragh Gallagher', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'JP Mulherin', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Coillte CGA

January–April

[Agriculture] To seek an update from DAFM on the funding support for the proposed Knowledge, Development and Innovation centre of excellence for the timber sector and offer any assistance to expedite progress.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Coillte CGA

January–April

[Agriculture] Correspondence regarding Coillte’s forestry strategic vision, land use initiatives and related matters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Conneally', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway County Council)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] To discuss Build with Wood objectives and the related benefits, and to discuss the policies which would support building with wood.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] FII meeting to discuss the new afforestation programme, planting levels and forestry licensing.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] To discuss Build with Wood objectives and the related benefits.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Coillte CGA

September–December

[Agriculture] Engagement to progress native woodland afforestation licences.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Coillte CGA

January–April

[Agriculture] Promote the increased usage of wood in the built environment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coillte CGA

January–April

[Agriculture] Engagement on Coillte's forestry strategic vision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McLaughlin', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Lar Power', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Leitrim County Council)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Hannah Hamilton', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Coillte CGA

January–April

[Agriculture] Engagements and information updates on Coillte’s new forestry strategic vision, land use initiatives including the Irish Strategic Forestry Fund, Shareholder Letter of Expectation, State aid and consent requests.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 6 more

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] Engagements and information updates on Coillte’s new forestry strategic vision, land use initiatives, Shareholder Letter of Expectation and related matters, and consent requests

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Declan O'Rourke", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Coillte CGA

September–December

[Agriculture] Engagements and information updates on Coillte’s forestry strategic vision, land use initiatives, Shareholder Letter of Expectation and related matters, and consent requests.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Declan O'Rourke", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 2 more

Coillte CGA

September–December

[Agriculture] Engagement and information update on Coillte’s forestry strategic vision.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coillte CGA

January–April

[Agriculture] FII meeting to discuss the Felling Licence Plan for 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Coillte CGA

January–April

[Agriculture] Engagement on Coillte’s new forestry strategic vision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 5 more

Coillte CGA

January–April

[Agriculture] Engagement on Forest Road Permits and land use initiatives

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] Engagement on Coillte's Forestry Strategic Vision and licensing matters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jack O'Donnell", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] To raise awareness of the importance of the forest industry in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] Engagement on Coillte's forestry strategic vision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Delany', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Hannah Hamilton', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Tim Lucey', 'role': 'CEO (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] To discuss forestry licensing and the national forestry programme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Delany', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] To discuss a 5-year partnership agreement with the Department of Community and Rural Development and to discuss Coillte's Forestry Strategic Vision.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': "Fintan O'Brien", 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Pauric McPhillips', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] Engagement on Coillte's forestry strategic vision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Delany', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Coillte CGA

September–December

[Agriculture] Engagement on Coillte's forestry strategic vision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Mulholland', 'role': 'CEO (Laois County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Walsh', 'role': 'CEO (Waterford City and County Council)'} + 7 more

Coillte CGA

September–December

[Agriculture] To provide Forest Industry Ireland update

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Coillte CGA

September–December

[Agriculture] To discuss the National Forestry Programme and regulatory review

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Delany', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Coillte CGA

September–December

[Agriculture] Engagement on Coillte's new forestry strategic vision and consent requests.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Coillte CGA

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Submission in relation to the Occupiers Liability Act 1995

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'}

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