Irish Wildlife Trust CLG.

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wildlife Trust CLG.

Date published 18 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Irish Marine Protected Area legislation, EU Nature Restoration Law, EU Biodiversity strategy

Intended results Information on Ireland's protected area pledge for the EU Biodiversity Strategy. Timelines for the release of Irish MPA legislation. Continued support for the EU nature resotration law during and after trilogue negotiations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Grace Carr

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (21-30)

Emails to TD's were inviting them to the Dail AV room for a presentation on the MPA legislation. Follow up emails after Ard Fheis. Emails to Minister's were asking for the Irish Council position on Article 14a of the nature restoration law and asking for progress on the national pledge for the EU Biodiversity strategy. Asked minister's if they were attending the fisheries action plan meeting. Emails to MEP's were requesting meetings to discuss the NRL and to ask for their continued support.

Meeting (6-10)

Meeting with Sinn Fein TD's and party leader at the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis and discussed the new Irish MPA legislation. Meeting with MEP's to discuss the final text of the Nature Restoration Law and organise events in Brussels and Ireland

Virtual Meeting (6-10)

Virtual meetings with MEPs to discuss Nature Restoration Law final text.

Submission (1)

The IWT sent in a submission on the AA's for Oyster Aquaculture Licences in Valentia Harbour and Portmagee Channel

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Colm Markey MEP (European Parliament)

Chris MacManus MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Mick Wallace MEP (European Parliament)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Grace O'Sullivan MEP (European Parliament)