Business for Biodiversity Ireland (Business for Biodiversity Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Business for Biodiversity Ireland

Date published 16 Jul, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details A letter was emailed by Business For Bidoversity Ireland to the new Junior Minister with responsibility for biodiversity with a request to meet and discuss the role of business in meeting our National Biodiversity Action Plan targets

Intended results To obtain a meeting with the minister. We received confirmation of receipt but have not been offered a meeting

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Iseult Sheehy

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.

Letter (1)

The letter was sent by email

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.

Christopher O’Sullivan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)