Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)
Mass communications
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Letter (1)
Nov 15: A letter was sent to Minister Denis Naughten TD, Department of Communication, Climate Action and Environment:
a. calling for the prohibition of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in Ireland and
b. for their support for a private member's Bill from Fine Gael TD, Tony McLoughlin, to ban shale gas extraction in Ireland.
Letter (11-20)
Nov 3: Letters were sent to:
o Brian Stanley TD,
o Brid Smith TD
o Eamonn Ryan TD
o Hildegard Naughton TD
o James Lawless TD
o Michael Lowry TD
o Timmy Dooley TD
o Senator Michael McDowell
o Senator Terry Leyden
o Senator Tim Lombard
All members of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment calling for
o the prohibition of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in Ireland and
o for their support for a private member's Bill from Fine Gael TD, Tony McLoughlin, to ban shale gas extraction in Ireland.
Social Media (2-5)
Oct 25 - Tweets to Minister Naughten, Brian Stanley, Richard Boyd Barrett, Tony McLaughlin, Eamon Scanlon on the subject of fracking/the SWAN fracking report launch.
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.